Resection of pulmonary metastases is often performed after
surgical treatment of primary head and neck cancers, as the
lungs are the most common site of their distant dissemination.
1 The indications and clinical contributions of surgery
for metastatic colon and breast cancers have been widely
studied. In contrast, only a few reports have described the
clinical outcomes and benefits of the resection of pulmonary
metastases of head or neck cancers. The number of patients
undergoing resection of pulmonary metastases of head or
neck cancers is relatively small compared with colon and
breast cancers. At present, no consensus has been reached
with respect to the adverse postoperative prognosis conferred,
in particular, by clinical and pathological factors, after
the resection of lung metastases of head or neck cancers. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes
after pulmonary metastasectomy of head and neck cancers,
and to identify predictors of adverse clinical outcome among
patients treated at our institution
Resection of pulmonary metastases is often performed aftersurgical treatment of primary head and neck cancers, as thelungs are the most common site of their distant dissemination.1 The indications and clinical contributions of surgeryfor metastatic colon and breast cancers have been widelystudied. In contrast, only a few reports have described theclinical outcomes and benefits of the resection of pulmonarymetastases of head or neck cancers. The number of patientsundergoing resection of pulmonary metastases of head orneck cancers is relatively small compared with colon andbreast cancers. At present, no consensus has been reachedwith respect to the adverse postoperative prognosis conferred,in particular, by clinical and pathological factors, afterthe resection of lung metastases of head or neck cancers. Thepurpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomesafter pulmonary metastasectomy of head and neck cancers,and to identify predictors of adverse clinical outcome amongpatients treated at our institution
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