[Long-term survival after surgical resection of metachronous inguinal lymph node and contralateral lung metastases from lung cancer; report of a case]

Kyobu Geka. 2007 Jul;60(7):587-90.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The majority of patients with metastatic diseases are not indicated for radical surgery because of another metastatic lesions. We herein describe a case of long-term survival after surgical resections of metachronous inguinal lymph nodal and contralateral pulmonary metastases from lung cancer. In August 1999, a 71-year-old man presented with hemosputa. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a tumor of the right lung. In January 2000, the right upper lobectomy was performed, and thereafter the lesion was diagnosed as a large cell carcinoma. Two months later, a groin tumor was detected, diagnosed as a metastatic lesion with aspiration cytology, and resected. In October 2001, a newly developing lung tumor in the left upper lobe was detected by routine chest CT. In December 2001, a partial resection of the left upper lobe was performed, and the tumor was diagnosed as a large cell carcinoma. The patient is alive without recurrence for 5 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / surgery*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Humans
  • Inguinal Canal
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome