Which Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients with Lung Metastases Should
not Undergo Pulmonary Resection?

Albertus N. van Geel; Joost  Rm van Der Sijp; Paul Im Schmitz

doi:10.1155/S1357714X02000178

Sarcoma (Jan 2002)

Which Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients with Lung Metastases Should not Undergo Pulmonary Resection?

Albertus N. van Geel,
Joost Rm van Der Sijp,
Paul Im Schmitz

Affiliations

Albertus N. van Geel: Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Daniel den Hoed Cancer, Groene Hilledijk 301, Rotterdam 3075 EA, The Netherlands
Joost Rm van Der Sijp: Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Daniel den Hoed Cancer, Groene Hilledijk 301, Rotterdam 3075 EA, The Netherlands
Paul Im Schmitz: Department of Statistics, University Hospital Rotterdam/Daniel den Hoed Cancer, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/S1357714X02000178
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 57 – 60

Abstract

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Using the second best method of meta-analysis it is significantly shown that patients with an interval of less than 7 months between diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma and lung surgery for metastases do not benefit.

Published in Sarcoma

ISSN: 1357-714X (Print); 1369-1643 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/5805

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