Pulmonary metastasectomy and repeat metastasectomy for colorectal pulmonary metastases: outcomes from the Dutch Lung Cancer Audit for Surgery.
Martijn van DorpNienke WolfhagenBart TorensmaChris DickhoffGeert KazemierDavid J HeinemanWilhelmina H SchreursPublished in: BJS open (2023)
This study demonstrates that patients with colorectal pulmonary metastases have comparable median and 5-year overall survival rates after primary or recurrent pulmonary metastasectomy. However, repeat metastasectomy has a higher risk of postoperative complications.