Surgical treatment for pulmonary metastasis from ovarian cancer: a retrospective case series.

In this study, three of the four patients experienced recurrence after pulmonary metastasectomy, but all patients survived for > 30 months after surgery. Patients with ovarian cancer and elevated CA125 levels may not be optimal candidates for pulmonary metastasectomy. To establish appropriate criteria for pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with ovarian cancer, further research on a larger patient cohort is warranted.