title: Approach for oligometastasis in non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring a limited number of distant metastases, referred to as the oligometastatic state, has been indicated for surgery for the past several decades. However, whether the strategy of surgical treatment results in a survival benefit for such patients remains controversial. Experientially, however, thoracic surgeons often encounter long-term survivors among surgically resected oligometastatic NSCLC patients. In this article, the current situation of surgical approach and potential future perspective for oligometastatic NSCLC are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Inohana 1-8-1, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan. hidemisuzukidesu@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Inohana 1-8-1, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoshino
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Molecular-targeted therapy; Non-small cell lung cancer; Oligo-recurrence; Oligometastasis; Radiotherapy; Surgery