Surgery for colorectal and sarcomatous pulmonary metastases: History, current management, and future directions Journal Article
| Author: | Downey, R. J. |
| Article Title: | Surgery for colorectal and sarcomatous pulmonary metastases: History, current management, and future directions |
| Abstract: | This article provides a historical review of metastasectomy, reviews current surgical management approaches, and proposes what direction future research must take to determine whether there is a survival advantage associated with pulmonary metastasectomy and how best to integrate metastasectomy with medical therapies, primarily induction, and adjuvant chemotherapy. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | cancer survival; treatment outcome; surgical technique; survival rate; review; fluorouracil; chemotherapy; cancer staging; lung resection; lung neoplasms; surgical approach; cancer research; colorectal carcinoma; sarcoma; colorectal neoplasms; lung metastasis; folinic acid; adjuvant chemotherapy; liver resection; oxaliplatin; thorax surgery; lobectomy; liposarcoma; pulmonary surgical procedures |
| Journal Title: | Thoracic Surgery Clinics |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 1547-4127 |
| Publisher: | W.B. Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2006-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 133 |
| End Page: | 137 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.03.001 |
| PUBMED: | 16805202 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 4" - "Export Date: 4 June 2012" - "CODEN: TSCHC" - "Source: Scopus" |
