The short-term outcomes of pulmonary metastasectomy or stereotactic body radiation therapy for pulmonary metastasis from epithelial tumors

Abstract Background Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has recently been widely performed for relatively small-volume tumors. We analyzed the short-term outcomes of pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) or SBRT for pulmonary metastases. Methods This study was a retrospective analysis of 82 patients...

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Main Authors: Ryu Kanzaki, Osamu Suzuki, Takashi Kanou, Naoko Ose, Soichiro Funaki, Yasushi Shintani, Masato Minami, Keisuke Tamari, Keisuke Otani, Yuji Seo, Fumiaki Isohashi, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Meinoshin Okumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-1079-4