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Bilateral pulmonary resection for lung metastases: report of two cases
J M Hendriks1, P E Van Schil, D Schrijvers
1Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Belgium. j.hendriks@planetinternet.be
Abstract:
Resection of bilateral pulmonary metastases is exceptional. However, in carefully selected patients extensive resections might be successfully performed. We report two patients who underwent a pneumonectomy and excision of pulmonary metastases in the other lung, via a left wedge resection for patient 1 and left segmentectomy for patient 2. Resections were carried out for metastases of a malignant fibrous histyocytoma and for a teratocarcinoma. Both patients are still alive 9 months and 4 years after their last metastasectomy, respectively.