title: Salvage operation for late recurrence after stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancer: two patients with no viable cancer cells.
abstract: We report two patients who underwent salvage lung resection for suspected local recurrence on computed tomography image findings after stereotactic body radiotherapy; however, the pathologic findings indicated no viable tumor cells. Distinguishing between posttreatment changes and tumor recurrence after stereotactic body radiotherapy on the image findings is difficult; therefore, the determination of surgical indications requires comprehensive evaluations.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa, Japan. Electronic address: naohiro_taira@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Takaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kushi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomofumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yohena
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016634:Radiosurgery; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed