J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 87(9): 964-966, 1986

Report on the annual meeting

LUNG SURGERY AS A TOOL IN THE MULTIDISCIPRINARY TREATMENT FOR CANCERS

Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Keiichi Suemasu, Takeshi Yoneyama, Tsuguo Naruke, Naoto Miyazawa, Ryosuke Tsuchiya

Recent advences in cancer chemotherapy yielded a beautiful results in the multidisciplinary treatment for several cancers to which lung surgery has been contributing. Lung resection for pulmonary metastases from elsewhere showed good five year survival rates. Especially, metastases from osteogenic sarcomas and testicular germ cell tumors became a very proper target for the multidisciplinary treatment including lung surgery and probably metastases from breast cancers too. In regard to the primary lung cancer, so-called adjuvant surgery for small cell carcinoma will be a good model for this type of treatment. We have started a trial and been getting a promissing result.

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