The Outcome of Bifocal Surgical Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Synchronous Brain Metastases: Results of a Single Center Retrospective Study

YÜKSEL C., BOZKURT M., YENİGÜN B. M., ENÖN S., ÖZKAN M., KÖSE S. K., ...More

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, vol.62, no.7, pp.605-611, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0033-1360477
  • Journal Name: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.605-611
  • Keywords: lung cancer treatment, metastases/metastasectomy, brain, outcomes, CEREBRAL METASTASIS, MANAGEMENT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background The reported median survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) metastases to the brain varies from 3 to 12 months with combined treatment modalities. Bifocal surgical resection of synchronous brain metastasis and primary NSCLC has not been reported widely, and there have been only a small number of articles published in the literature. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prognostic factors among patients undergoing bifocal surgical resection.