Open AccessThe Role of Primary Tumor Resection in Patients with Pleural Metastasis Encountered at the Time of Surgery
Author(s) -
Samina Park,
Yongwoo Chung,
Hyun Joo Lee,
In Kyu Park,
Chang Hyun Kang,
Young Tae Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/daehan hyungbu oe'gwa haghoeji. hyungbu simjang hyeolgwan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2093-6516
pISSN - 0301-2859
DOI - 10.5090/kjtcs.2020.53.3.114
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , adenocarcinoma , metastasis , lung cancer , biopsy , retrospective cohort study , lung , primary tumor , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , cancer , paleontology , biology
Evidence is lacking on whether the resection of lung parenchymal cancer improves the survival of patients with unexpected pleural metastasis encountered during surgery. We conducted a single-center retrospective study to determine the role of lung resection in the long-term survival of these patients.