Survival is higher after repeat lung metastasectomy than after a first metastasectomy: Too good to be true?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 May;149(5):1249-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.067. Epub 2015 Feb 11.

Authors

Tom Treasure¹, Tommaso Mineo², Vincenzo Ambrogi², Francesca Fiorentino³

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Operational Research Unit, Department of Mathematics, University College London, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: tom.treasure@gmail.com.
² Thoracic Surgery, Policlinic Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
³ Francesca Fiorentino Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 25802136
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.067

No abstract available

Keywords: colorectal cancer; confounding; metastasectomy; surgical selection.

MeSH terms

Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Lung Neoplasms / mortality
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Metastasectomy / adverse effects
Metastasectomy / methods*
Metastasectomy / mortality
Patient Selection
Pneumonectomy* / adverse effects
Pneumonectomy* / mortality
Registries
Reoperation
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome