title: Survival is higher after repeat lung metastasectomy than after a first metastasectomy: Too good to be true?
authors: Clinical Operational Research Unit, Department of Mathematics, University College London, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: tom.treasure@gmail.com.
authors: Tom
authors: T
authors: Treasure
authors: Thoracic Surgery, Policlinic Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
authors: Tommaso
authors: T
authors: Mineo
authors: Thoracic Surgery, Policlinic Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Ambrogi
authors: Francesca Fiorentino Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Fiorentino
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D059146:Metastasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D012042:Registries; D012086:Reoperation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: colorectal cancer; confounding; metastasectomy; surgical selection