[Metastatic lung tumors]

The lung metastasis remains the major cause of cancer related mortality in patients with solid malignant tumor. In general, the treatment of the lung metastasis is the systemic chemotherapy or the targeted therapy suitable for the primary lesion. However, the surgical resection of the lung metastases could enhance the survival for the chemotherapy-resistant lung metastasis only if, certain criteria are met. Recent advance of the thoracoscopic technology led to increase the number of the lung metastasectomy. Low-invasive video assisted thoracoscopic resection is beneficial for the lung metastasis as long as the primary lesion confined to the lung before systemic disease. This treatment has low complication rates and has a beneficial influence on the course of the disease. We reviewed our experience in evaluating the surgical outcomes in cancer patients who have undergone a lung metastasectomy by thoracoscopic resection.