Clinical significance of subcentimeter pulmonary nodules in patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases.

Shoji KawakatsuYoshihiro MiseMakiko HiratsukaYosuke InoueHiromichi ItoYu TakahashiMingyon MunSakae OkumuraKiyoshi MatsuedaMasato NaginoKatsuhiro Tomofuji

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

Although diagnostic sensitivity for SPN before hepatectomy is low, timing of diagnosis does not affect OS. Conclusive lung resection offers OS similar to that of patients without lung metastases.

Keyphrases

liver metastases
patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary hypertension
patient reported outcomes
patient reported