Lung Cancer as a Second Primary Malignancy: Increasing Prevalence and Its Influence on Survival

200938 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Sílvia Quadrelli · Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires

Gustavo Lyons · Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires

Henri G. Colt · University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Domingo Chimondeguy · Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires

Carlos Silva · Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires

Abstract

The effectiveness of the surgical resection and the subsequent survival of these patients appear to be well demonstrated, and operative mortality and complications are no higher than for other lung cancer patients.

Topics & Keywords

Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Metastasis and carcinoma case studies Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volume 16, Issue 4, pp. 1033-1038

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0296-1

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