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UROLOGE A
Volume 42, Issue 9, Pages 1230-+Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00120-003-0329-0
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renal cell carcinoma; lung metastases; prognostic factors; survival
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Based on a large single-center follow-up database,we evaluated the long-term results after curative resection of pulmonary metastases from renal cancer. During a 20-year period, 105 patients underwent a total of 150 resections with curative intention. Hospital mortality was 0.95%, 5- and I 0-year survival rates were 40% and 33%, respectively. Significant prognostic relevance was shown for complete pulmonary resection, lymph node involvement upon primary resection as well as size of the resected lung metastasis. Our findings of low perioperative morbidity and mortality rates leads us to propose that in patients without additional metastases curative resection of pulmonary lesions should be considered. Moreover, recurrent pulmonary metastases should also be considered for surgical treatment since resection for cure significantly improves survival in these patients.
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