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Abstract
Background: Sarcomas are rare malignancies, accounting for approximately 1% of all cancers. Pulmonary metastases are the most preferential site for distant metastasis in malignant soft tissue sarcomas. Despite the lack of evidence from large randomized trials to support treatment guidelines, surgical resection of resectable metastatic tumors remains the current standard of care. This study aimed to explore the survival status of patients with soft tissue sarcoma after resection of pulmonary metastases.
Methods: This study is a retrospective analysis of patients who mestastasectomy by means of lobar or sublobar resections at National Taiwan University Hospital and its branches. The statistical and investigation period was from February 2007 to December 2020.
Results: Among 110 samples during the investigation period, the overall 5-year survival rate was 62.9%, which was higher than the 15%-50.9% reported previously. A disease-free interval of more than 12 months and the occurrence of local recurrence of sarcoma at the time of resection of pulmonary metastases are associated with overall survival. Most of the samples were treated with minimally invasive surgery (VATS), and therefore, most patients had a shorter hospital stay and better postoperative recovery.
Conclusion: For pulmonary metastatic sarcoma, pulmonary metastasectomy is a relatively safe treatment method with short hospital stay and short ICU stay. The results of this study suggest that VATS is preferred over thoracotomy, but further observations are needed to confirm these findings.
期刊介绍:
Evidence of surgical interventions go back to prehistoric times. Since then, the field of surgery has developed into a complex array of specialties and procedures, particularly with the advent of microsurgery, lasers and minimally invasive techniques. The advanced skills now required from surgeons has led to ever increasing specialization, though these still share important fundamental principles.
Frontiers in Surgery is the umbrella journal representing the publication interests of all surgical specialties. It is divided into several “Specialty Sections” listed below. All these sections have their own Specialty Chief Editor, Editorial Board and homepage, but all articles carry the citation Frontiers in Surgery.
Frontiers in Surgery calls upon medical professionals and scientists from all surgical specialties to publish their experimental and clinical studies in this journal. By assembling all surgical specialties, which nonetheless retain their independence, under the common umbrella of Frontiers in Surgery, a powerful publication venue is created. Since there is often overlap and common ground between the different surgical specialties, assembly of all surgical disciplines into a single journal will foster a collaborative dialogue amongst the surgical community. This means that publications, which are also of interest to other surgical specialties, will reach a wider audience and have greater impact.
The aim of this multidisciplinary journal is to create a discussion and knowledge platform of advances and research findings in surgical practice today to continuously improve clinical management of patients and foster innovation in this field.