The impact of pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with previously resected colorectal cancer liver metastases

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  • Background 40–50% of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) will develop liver metastases (CRLM) during the course of the disease. One third of these patients will additionally develop pulmonary metastases. Methods 137 consecutive patients with CRLM, were analyzed regarding survival data, clinical, histological data and treatment. Results were stratified according to the occurrence of pulmonary metastases and metastases resection. Results 39% of all patients with liver resection due to CRLM developed additional lung metastases. 44% ofBackground 40–50% of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) will develop liver metastases (CRLM) during the course of the disease. One third of these patients will additionally develop pulmonary metastases. Methods 137 consecutive patients with CRLM, were analyzed regarding survival data, clinical, histological data and treatment. Results were stratified according to the occurrence of pulmonary metastases and metastases resection. Results 39% of all patients with liver resection due to CRLM developed additional lung metastases. 44% of these patients underwent subsequent pulmonary resection. Patients undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy showed a significantly better five-year survival compared to patients not qualified for curative resection (5-year survival 71.2% vs. 28.0%; p = 0.001). Interestingly, the 5-year survival of these patients was even superior to all patients with CRLM, who did not develop pulmonary metastases (77.5% vs. 63.5%; p = 0.015). Patients, whose pulmonary metastases were not resected, were more likely to redevelop liver metastases (50.0% vs 78.6%; p = 0.034). However, the rate of distant metastases did not differ between both groups (54.5 vs.53.6; p = 0.945). Conclusion The occurrence of colorectal lung metastases after curative liver resection does not impact patient survival if pulmonary metastasectomy is feasible. Those patients clearly benefit from repeated resections of the liver and the lung metastases.show moreshow less

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Author: Armin Wiegering, Johannes Riegel, Johanna Wagner, Volker Kunzmann, Johannes Baur, Thorsten Walles, Ulrich Dietz, Stefan Loeb, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Ulrich Steger, Ingo Klein
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-158036
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie (Chirurgische Klinik I)
Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Thorax-, Herz- u. Thorakale Gefäßchirurgie
Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Klinische Biochemie und Pathobiochemie
Medizinische Fakultät / Abteilung für Molekulare Innere Medizin (in der Medizinischen Klinik und Poliklinik II)
Language:English
Parent Title (English):PLoS ONE
Year of Completion:2017
Volume:12
Issue:3
Pagenumber:e0173933
Source:PLoS ONE 12(3): e0173933 (2017). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173933
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173933
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 617 Chirurgie und verwandte medizinische Fachrichtungen
Tag:cancer treatment; colorectal cancer; curative resection; hepatic resection; lung resection; metastasis; surgical oncology; surgical resection
Release Date:2018/03/21
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2017
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International