Dissemination of malignant tumors after video-assisted thoracic surgery: A report of twenty-one cases Journal Article
| Authors: | Downey, R. J.; McCormack, P.; LoCicero, J. 3rd; The Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Study Group |
| Article Title: | Dissemination of malignant tumors after video-assisted thoracic surgery: A report of twenty-one cases |
| Abstract: | Video-assisted thoracic surgical techniques are widely used for biopsy and resection of thoracic tumors, but studies of long-term outcomes have not been reported. Dissemination of tumor by these techniques is a potential hazard. Therefore we surveyed the surgical members of the Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Study Group to determine whether tumor implants thought to be directly related to video-assisted techniques had occurred. Surgeons reported 21 cases. The sites of recurrence were the incision (n = 14), pulmonary staple line (n = 2), pleura (n = 2), both staple line and incision (n = 1), both pleura and incision (n = 1), and both pleura and staple line (n = 1). Review of these cases illustrates the pitfalls of present video-assisted techniques for malignant tumors of the thorax. |
| Keywords: | clinical article; treatment outcome; surgical technique; cancer recurrence; metastasis; lung cancer; videorecording; lung biopsy; thorax surgery; iatrogenic disease; cancer transplantation; human; priority journal; article |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Volume: | 111 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5223 |
| Publisher: | Mosby Elsevier |
| Date Published: | 1996-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 954 |
| End Page: | 960 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-5223(96)70370-7 |
| PUBMED: | 8622319 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 22 November 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
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