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Lung is the next most common site of metastases after liver, affecting almost one third of patients with malignancies worldwide (1). Surgical removal of metastases is the second most frequent… Click to show full abstract
Lung is the next most common site of metastases after liver, affecting almost one third of patients with malignancies worldwide (1). Surgical removal of metastases is the second most frequent surgical intervention in thoracic surgery, representing 15–50% of the workload in European thoracic surgical centres. The most common tumors metastasizing to the lung are breast, colorectal, renal cell and head and neck carcinoma.
Keywords:
assisted resection;
metastasectomy laser;
pulmonary metastasectomy;
laser assisted;
thoracic
Journal Title: Journal of thoracic disease
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Journal of thoracic disease
Year Published: 2018
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