Synchronous Pulmonary Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma — A Whole Nation Study on Prevalence and Potential Resectability

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery
• Main Authors: Oddsson, S. J., Hardarson, S., Petursdottir, V., Jonsson, E., Sigurdsson, M. I., Einarsson, G. V., Pfannschmidt, J., Gudbjartsson, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2012
• Subjects: Surgery; TNM; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/145749691210100304; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/145749691210100304; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/145749691210100304

Background: At the time of diagnosis, almost one third of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have metastasis. We studied the prevalence, survival, and potential resectability of synchronous pulmonary metastases (SPMs) in a well-defined cohort of RCCpatients. Material and Methods: Aretrospectiv...