The lung represents a common site of metastases from extrathoracic malignancies, and several studies have strengthened the evidence that complete resection of pulmonary metastases is a useful therapeutic treatment for prolonged survival in selected patients. However, fewer data are available in the literature regarding the role of lung metastasectomy in rare malignancy. We present a case of extensive bilateral lung metastases due to recurrent cranial meningioma, which was successfully treated by aggressive, staged metastasectomies.
Two-year survival after multiple bilateral lung metastasectomies for cranial meningioma / M. D'Aiuto, G. Veronesi, G. Pelosi, P.F. Presicci, G.M. Ferraroli, R. Gasparri, L. Spaggiari. - In: ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 0003-4975. - 80:3(2005 Sep), pp. 1129-1130. [10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.146]
Two-year survival after multiple bilateral lung metastasectomies for cranial meningioma
G. Pelosi;L. SpaggiariUltimo
2005
Abstract
The lung represents a common site of metastases from extrathoracic malignancies, and several studies have strengthened the evidence that complete resection of pulmonary metastases is a useful therapeutic treatment for prolonged survival in selected patients. However, fewer data are available in the literature regarding the role of lung metastasectomy in rare malignancy. We present a case of extensive bilateral lung metastases due to recurrent cranial meningioma, which was successfully treated by aggressive, staged metastasectomies.
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