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Arranz Arija JA, Del Muro XG, Caro RL, Méndez-Vidal MJ, Pérez-Valderrama B, Aparicio J, Climent Durán MÁ, Caballero Díaz C, Durán I, González-Billalabeitia E. SEOM-GG clinical guidelines for the management of germ-cell testicular cancer (2023). Clin Transl Oncol 2024:10.1007/s12094-024-03532-2. [PMID: 38958901 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-024-03532-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Testicular germ cell tumors are the most common tumors in adolescent and young men. They are curable malignancies that should be treated with curative intent, minimizing acute and long-term side effects. Inguinal orchiectomy is the main diagnostic procedure, and is also curative for most localized tumors, while patients with unfavorable risk factors for recurrence, or those who are unable or unwilling to undergo close follow-up, may require adjuvant treatment. Patients with persistent markers after orchiectomy or advanced disease at diagnosis should be staged and classified according to the IGCCCG prognostic classification. BEP is the most recommended chemotherapy, but other schedules such as EP or VIP may be used to avoid bleomycin in some patients. Efforts should be made to avoid unnecessary delays and dose reductions wherever possible. Insufficient marker decline after each cycle is associated with poor prognosis. Management of residual masses after chemotherapy differs between patients with seminoma and non-seminoma tumors. Patients at high risk of relapse, those with refractory tumors, or those who relapse after chemotherapy should be managed by multidisciplinary teams in experienced centers. Salvage treatment for these patients includes conventional-dose chemotherapy (TIP) and/or high-dose chemotherapy, although the best regimen and strategy for each subgroup of patients is not yet well established. In late recurrences, early complete surgical resection should be performed when feasible. Given the high cure rate of TGCT, oncologists should work with patients to prevent and identify potential long-term side effects of the treatment. The above recommendations also apply to extragonadal retroperitoneal and mediastinal tumors.
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- Hospital Duran I Reynals, Institut Català D'Oncologia L'Hospitalet (ICO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria Ibs, Granada, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario I Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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Fonini JS, de Araujo PHXN, D'Ambrosio PD, Salerno JVDO, Ciaralo PPD, Terra RM, Pêgo-Fernandes PM. Prolonged survival after thoracic metastasectomy in patients with nonseminomatous testicular cancer. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2024; 79:100338. [PMID: 38359698 PMCID: PMC10877677 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2024.100338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Almost 20 % of patients with Non-Seminomatous Germinative Cell Tumors (NSGCT) will require intrathoracic metastasectomy after chemotherapy. The authors aim to determine their long-term survival rates. METHODS Retrospective study including patients with NSGCT and intrathoracic metastasis after systemic therapy from January 2011 to June 2022. Treatment outcomes and overall survival were analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Thirty-seven male patients were included with a median age of 31.8 years. Six presented with synchronous mediastinum and lung metastasis, nine had only lung, and 22 had mediastinal metastasis. Over half had retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis. Twenty-two had dissimilar pathologies, with a discordance rate of 62 %. Teratoma and embryonal carcinoma were the prevalent primary tumor types, 40.5 % each, while teratoma was predominant (70.3 %) in the metastasis group. Thoracotomy was the main surgical approach (39.2 %) followed by VATS (37.2 %), cervico-sternotomy (9.8 %), sternotomy (5.8 %), and clamshell (3.9 %). Lung resection was performed in 40.5 % of cases. Overall, 10-year survival rates were 94.3 % with no surgical-related mortality. CONCLUSION Multimodality treatment with systemic therapy followed by radical surgery offers a high cure rate to patients with intrathoracic metastatic testicular germ cell tumors.
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- Jaqueline Schaparini Fonini
- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Ceylan KC, Batıhan G, Kaya SO. Pulmonary metastases in urogenital cancers: Surgical treatment and outcomes. Cir Esp 2023; 101:116-122. [PMID: 36774001 DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2021.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Metastasis is remaining one of the major problems in cancer treatment. Like many other malignancies, urogenital tumors originating from kidney, prostate, testes, and bladder tend to metastasize to the lungs. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the operative results and prognosis of pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with primary urogenital tumors. METHODS This study was approved by the local ethical committee. We retrospectively analyzed the surgical and oncological results of patients who underwent lung resections for urogenital cancer metastases in our department between 2002 and 2018. Demographic data and clinicopathological features were extracted from the medical records. Survival outcomes according to cancer subtypes and early postoperative results of VATS and thoracotomy were analyzed. RESULTS 22 out of 126 patients referred for pulmonary metastasectomy to our department had metastases from urogenital tumors. These patients consisted of 17 males and five females. Their metastasis originated from renal cell carcinoma (RCC; n=9), bladder tumor (n=7), testis tumors (n=4), and prostate cancer (n=2). There was no intraoperative complication. Postoperative complications were seen in 2 patients. CONCLUSIONS Although pulmonary metastasectomy in various types of tumors is well known and documented, the data is limited for metastases of urogenital cancers in the literature. Despite the limitations of this study, we aim to document our promising results of pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with primary urogenital tumors and wanted to emphasize the role of minimally invasive approaches.
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- Kenan Can Ceylan
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Medical Practice and Research Center, Turkey
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Medical Practice and Research Center, Turkey.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Medical Practice and Research Center, Turkey
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Ceylan KC, Batıhan G, Kaya SO. Pulmonary metastases in urogenital cancers: Surgical treatment and outcomes. Cir Esp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2021.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Baldes N, Eberlein M, Bölükbas S. Multimodal and palliative treatment of patients with pulmonary metastases. J Thorac Dis 2021; 13:2686-2691. [PMID: 34012617 PMCID: PMC8107530 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-2019-pm-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Pulmonary metastasectomy has become an important part of the multimodality treatment. Surgical practice is based on observational studies published during the last decades, since no randomized clinical trials exist on the topic. However, the overall survival can be improved after pulmonary metastasectomy in carefully selected patients. The objective of resection of pulmonary metastases is to remove all tumor while preserving as much normal pulmonary parenchyma as possible and reduce invasiveness. Contrary, nonsurgical local treatment options for pulmonary metastases include thermal ablation techniques and stereotactic ablative body radiation. Thermal ablation techniques include microwave, cryotherapy and radiofrequency ablation. The present review article gives an overview on the topic and should help thoracic surgeons to make the right decisions in their daily practice.
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- Natalie Baldes
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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Raveglia F, Rosso L, Nosotti M, Cardillo G, Maffeis G, Scarci M. Pulmonary metastasectomy in germ cell tumors and prostate cancer. J Thorac Dis 2021; 13:2661-2668. [PMID: 34012615 PMCID: PMC8107574 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2020.04.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pulmonary oligo-metastases and oligo-recurrences are terms used to define a set of clinical conditions consisting of limited metastatic malignant disease characterized by an intermediate aggressive behavior compared to diffuse metastatic conditions. If the primary tumor has been controlled and extra-thoracic lesions are excluded, there is a suggestion in the medical literature that removal of such lesions could potentially prolong survival. The lungs are a common metastatic spreading site, especially from epithelial malignancies and sarcomas; pulmonary surgical or interventional metastasectomy have been proposed with curative intent in case of limited tumor load (usually less than 5 lesions). There are many series reporting data about colorectal, renal or breast lung metastasectomy, but the absence of multi centric prospective trials determines a lack of definitive evidence, especially for less common tumors such as metastatic germ cell and prostate cancer. They rarely present in the oligo-metastatic form and their management is often based on personal experience. The aim of our article is to review the latest evidence in the treatment of pulmonary metastatic germ cell and prostate tumors. We cover the full range of treatments: from surgery to ablative radiotherapy and combination of local and systemic therapy. Despite the absence of evidence based guidelines, it emerges that pulmonary metastasectomy should always be considered when general criteria for resection have been met. In germ cell tumors surgery should be mainly reserved for residual disease after chemotherapy, whereas in prostate cancer, pulmonary metastasectomy should be preferred to avoid or delay hormonal deprivation therapy and its side effects.
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- Federico Raveglia
- Thoracic Surgery, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Ospedale San Paolo, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, ASST Monza e Brianza, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, ASST Monza e Brianza, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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Matsuda H, Minagawa T, Agatsuma H, Uehara T, Utazu H, Ogawa T, Yoshida K, Ishizuka O. Pleural and pulmonary metastases from nonseminomatous germ cell tumors successfully managed by extrapleural pneumonectomy. IJU Case Rep 2021; 4:89-91. [PMID: 33718813 PMCID: PMC7924091 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Surgery for postchemotherapy residual nonseminomatous germ cell tumors may be difficult due to exceptional lesion size and location. CASE PRESENTATION A 47-year-old man presented with swelling and pain in the left scrotum. Computed tomography revealed a solid occupied lesion in the left scrotum with huge metastases in the left lung and pleura. Results of a left high inguinal orchiectomy indicated a pathological diagnosis of germ cell tumors of several histological types. The patient declined postoperative chemotherapy but returned to our department 10 months later with dyspnea. Serum tumor marker levels were restored to normal range by adjuvant chemotherapy. Thereafter, an extrapleural pneumonectomy was performed for the remaining tumors. He has since been asymptomatic without recurrence or dyspnea for over 5 years. CONCLUSION Extrapleural pneumonectomy is a valid treatment option for the management of huge pleural and pulmonary metastases of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors.
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- Hinata Matsuda
- Shinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoNaganoJapan
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- Department of Thoracic SurgeryShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoNaganoJapan
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoNaganoJapan
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- Shinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoNaganoJapan
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- Shinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoNaganoJapan
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- Department of Thoracic SurgeryShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoNaganoJapan
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- Shinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoNaganoJapan
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Commentary: Predicting intrathoracic pathologic concordance in patients with metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumor is clearly unclear. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 161:871-872. [PMID: 33451849 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.11.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pathologic concordance of resected metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors in the chest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 161:856-868.e1. [PMID: 33478834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Men with metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCTs) often present with residual chest tumors after chemotherapy. We examined the pathologic concordance of intrathoracic disease and outcomes based on the worst pathology of disease resected at first thoracic surgery. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed of consecutive patients undergoing thoracic resection for metastatic NSGCT in our institution between 2005 and 2018. RESULTS Eighty-nine patients (all men) were included. The median age was 29 years (interquartile range [IQR], 23-35 years). Primary sites were testis (n = 84; 94.4%) and retroperitoneum (n = 5; 5.6%). Eighty-seven patients received chemotherapy before undergoing surgery. Nineteen patients (21.3%; group 1) had malignancy resected at first surgery (OR1), and the other 70 patients had benign disease at OR1 (78.7%; group 2). Concordant pathology between lungs was 85.2% in group 1 and 91% in group 2, and between lung and mediastinum was 50% in group 1 and 72.7% in group 2. Despite no teratoma at OR1, 3 patients (15.8%) in group 2 had resection of teratoma (n = 2) or malignancy (n = 1) at future surgery. After a mean follow-up of 65.5 months (IQR, 23.1-89.2 months) for group 1 and 47.7 months (IQR, 13.0-75.1 months) for group 2, overall survival was significantly worse for group 1 (68.4% vs 92.9%; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS The wide range of pathology resected in patients with intrathoracic NSGCT metastases requires careful decision making regarding treatment. Pathologic concordance between lungs is better than that between lung and mediastinum in patients with intrathoracic NSGCT metastases. Aggressive surgical management should be considered for all residual disease due to the low concordance between sites and the potential for excellent long-term survival even in patients with chemotherapy-refractory disease.
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Hendriks JM, Romijn S, Putte BV, Eyskens E, Vermorken JB, Marck EV, Schil PEV. Long-Term Results of Surgical Resection of Lung Metastases. Acta Chir Belg 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2001.12098633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- J. M. Hendriks
- Departments of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Departments of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Departments of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Departments of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Departments of Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Departments of Palhology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Departments of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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The lung is one of the most common sites of metastatic disease. Assessing patients for pulmonary metastasectomy includes ensuring they are suitable surgical candidates for single-lung ventilation and pulmonary resection. Complete resection of metastases and control of primary tumor and oligometastatic disease are key tenets for metastasectomy. Negative prognostic factors include short disease-free interval, presence of lymphadenopathy, and multiple lesions. Primary tumors are associated with excellent outcomes. With modern high-resolution scans, minimally invasive approaches to metastasectomy are preferred. Consideration of extended resections should take place in a multidisciplinary manner. Nonoperative options include stereotactic body radiation therapy, radiofrequency ablation, and microwave ablation.
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Tsunezuka H, Nakamura T, Fujikawa K, Shimomura M, Okada S, Shimada J, Teramukai S, Ukimura O, Inoue M. Prediction models for the viability of pulmonary metastatic lesions after chemotherapy in nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. Int J Urol 2020; 27:206-212. [PMID: 31916319 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze predictors associated with viable cells in pulmonary residual lesions after chemotherapy for metastatic testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors and to develop models to prioritize pulmonary resection. METHODS Between 2008 and 2017, 40 patients underwent pulmonary metastasectomy after chemotherapy for nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. We evaluated these patients, and 326 pulmonary residual lesions were confirmed using computed tomography and pathological evaluations. Relationships with outcomes were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. Risk prediction models were developed, and predictive probabilities for the risk of viable cells were estimated. RESULTS Histological examinations showed that 73 (22%) pulmonary residual lesions contained viable cells: teratomas, 46 (14%); and cancer cells, 37 (11%). Multivariate analyses showed that the predictors associated with cancer cells in the residual lesions were elevated tumor marker levels, multiregimen chemotherapy, increased tumor size 6 months before surgery and the histological composition of the primary lesion, including yolk sac tumors. Additional predictors associated with teratomas were aspect ratio and histological composition of the primary lesion, including teratomas. CONCLUSIONS Intratumoral heterogeneity contributes to nonseminomatous germ cell tumor chemoresistance, and primary lesion site yolk sac tumors and teratomas are associated with greater risks of viable cells. Increased residual lesion size during chemotherapy could also be a predictor. Our simple model can predict the presence of viable cells in residual lesions after chemotherapy, and it might assist in decision-making and prioritizing pulmonary residual lesion resection.
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- Hiroaki Tsunezuka
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Urology, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tremeau L, Mottet N. [Management of residual masses of testis germ cell tumors]. Bull Cancer 2019; 107:215-223. [PMID: 31882267 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A residual mass (RM) is an abnormal image with a transverse axis of more than 1cm trans that remains visible on the CT scan performed after chemotherapy for metastatic germ cell tumors. Their management depends on the histology of the initial tumor. In the case of a non-seminomatous germ cell tumor, all residual lesions must be resected if the tumor markers are negative. The surgery usually begins with a retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. This lymphadenectomy is a programed regional surgery and not the only resection of visible masses. All RM must be resected, regardless of their location, and may require successive actions. In order to limit its morbidity, modifications on the extent of the lymphadenectomy and the use of minimally invasive approaches are proposed by some center. When the initial tumor is a pure seminoma the attitude is different: the decay of the masses in post chemotherapy is often postponed. If lesions less than 3cm can be monitored, the others benefit from 18FDG PET at the end of chemotherapy: a positive attachment to PET is suspected of the presence of residual active tissue. The surgery of these RM is curative. If its extent is precise in the case of non-seminomatous tumor, it is more controversial in the case of seminoma. In the case of residual markers, surgery has a place in very specific situations.
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- Lancelot Tremeau
- Hôpital Nord, service d'urologie, avenue Albert-Raimond, 42270 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
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- Hôpital Nord, service d'urologie, avenue Albert-Raimond, 42270 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
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Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are the most common malignancy among young men in the United States. Although prognosis is favorable and response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens is good, 10%–20% of patients with thoracic metastases require surgical management following completion of chemotherapy. Pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) has been employed for GCT patients with lung metastases for several decades. Outcomes have been excellent thus far. However, there have been no randomized controlled trials of PM in GCT and, as new surgical techniques are developed, there is variability in management. This article reviews the existing data on current management of pulmonary metastases in GCT, with attention paid to timing of surgery, surgical approaches, and complications.
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- Armin Farazdaghi
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Divison of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cheung FPY, Alam NZ, Wright GM. The Past, Present and Future of Pulmonary Metastasectomy: A Review Article. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 25:129-141. [PMID: 30971647 PMCID: PMC6587129 DOI: 10.5761/atcs.ra.18-00229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pulmonary metastases are a sign of advanced malignancy and an omen of poor prognosis. Once primary tumors metastasize, they become notoriously difficult to treat and interdisciplinary management often involves a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. Over the last 25 years, the emerging body of evidence has recognized the curative potential of pulmonary metastasectomy. Surgical resection of pulmonary metastases is now commonly considered for patients with controlled primary disease, absence of widely disseminated extrapulmonary disease, completely resectable lung metastases, sufficient cardiopulmonary reserve, and lack of a better alternative systemic therapy. Since the development of these selection criteria, other prognostic factors have been proposed to better predict survival and optimize the selection of surgical candidates. Disease-free interval (DFI), completeness of resection, surgical approach, number and laterality of lung metastases, and lymph node metastases all play a dynamic role in determining patient outcomes. There is a definite need to continue reviewing these prognosticators to identify patients who will benefit most from pulmonary metastasectomy and those who should avoid unnecessary loss of lung parenchyma. This literature review aims to explore and synthesize the last 25 years of evidence on the long-term survival, prognostic factors, and patient selection process for pulmonary metastasectomy.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Sponholz S, Trainer S, Schirren M, Schirren J. Resection of retrocrural germ cell tumor metastases: Two surgical approaches. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 157:2482-2489. [PMID: 30879726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The goals of retrocrural metastasectomy are complete resection with preservation of the diaphragmatic function while avoiding phrenic nerve injury and spinal cord ischemia. We describe 2 approaches for metastasectomy depending on the pattern of metastases. METHODS Between 1999 and 2017, 44 patients underwent 50 retrocrural metastasectomies. In case of lower retrocrural, bilateral retrocrural, and or additional retroperitoneal and abdominal metastases, an abdominal approach with mobilization of the liver and the kidney followed by longitudinal incision of the diaphragmatic crus was performed. In case of upper retrocrural metastases and additional thoracic disease, a thoracic approach was performed. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to analyze survival and prognosticators. RESULTS The minor morbidity, major morbidity, and mortality were 16.6%, 0%, and 0% for the abdominal approach, respectively, and 15.4%, 3.8%, and 0% for the thoracic approach. There was no phrenic nerve palsy, diaphragmatic hernia, or spinal cord ischemia. Additional retroperitoneal, mediastinal, pulmonary, or further resection was necessary in 10, 25, 9, and 6 cases, respectively. In all cases, a R0 resection was achieved. The 15-year survival rate was 95%. CONCLUSIONS Depending on the pattern of metastases, a complete retrocrural metastasectomy with low morbidity and without mortality by thoracic or abdominal approach is possible. Both approaches preserve diaphragmatic function. Furthermore, the lateral abdominal approach provides a good view and might lead to less tension at the spinal arteries and therefore might reduce the risk of paresis. Good long-term survival is achievable. These patients should be operated on in specialized centers.
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- Stefan Sponholz
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
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Handy JR, Bremner RM, Crocenzi TS, Detterbeck FC, Fernando HC, Fidias PM, Firestone S, Johnstone CA, Lanuti M, Litle VR, Kesler KA, Mitchell JD, Pass HI, Ross HJ, Varghese TK. Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Metastasectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2018; 107:631-649. [PMID: 30476477 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- John R Handy
- Thoracic Surgery, Providence Health & Services, Portland, Oregon.
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- Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Medical Oncology, Providence Cancer Center, Providence Health & Services, Portland, Oregon
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- Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Inova Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, Virginia
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- Medical Oncology, Center for Cancer Care, Exeter Hospital, Exeter, New Hampshire
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Section of Thoracic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Management of extraretroperitoneal (ERP) germ cell tumor (GCT) is a complex clinical scenario faced by urologic oncologists. This article reviews the indications and approach to management of ERP GCT masses. RECENT FINDINGS ERP GCT management starts with chemotherapy, and for any residual masses, a careful consideration of surgical intervention versus salvage chemotherapy. Decision-making regarding residual ERP masses hinges on tumor markers, and also the anatomical location. These factors should be contextualized by the patient's risk for teratoma or active GCT, which will impact outcome and thus weigh on decision-making conversations with patients who have advanced disease. Technical challenges of surgical management in the postchemotherapy setting also apply in ERP mass resection. The risks of surgical management in the lung and liver, in particular, add special considerations for morbidity. Surgical resection is often the only recourse for a patient who may have chemoresistant disease and may be an important step in achieving cure. SUMMARY Surgical management of ERP GCT requires multidisciplinary input, and the urologic oncologist can help guide management with particular emphasis on the indication, timing, and approach to surgical resection.
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Cheung F, Alam N, Wright G. Pulmonary metastasectomy: analysis of survival and prognostic factors in 243 patients. ANZ J Surg 2018; 88:1316-1321. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.14811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Francis Cheung
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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Toyoshima Y, Hara T, Matsui Y, Nagumo Y, Maejima A, Shinoda Y, Komiyama M, Watanabe SI, Fujimoto H. Nodule Size After Chemotherapy and Primary-Tumor Teratoma Components Predict Malignancy of Residual Pulmonary Nodules in Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor. Ann Surg Oncol 2018; 25:3668-3675. [PMID: 30191415 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6742-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The treatment goal for visceral metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) is to remove any residual teratoma or viable NSGCT after chemotherapy. However, this provides no therapeutic benefit to patients whose metastases necrotize on their own. This study therefore analyzed NSGCTs with pulmonary metastases to determine preoperative factors that predict necrosis and could help identify patients who might be treated with monitoring rather than surgery. METHODS The study retrospectively analyzed 41 patients (135 metastatic pulmonary nodules) treated from 1997 to 2016 for NSGCT who showed tumor marker normalization after chemotherapy. Relationships between clinicopathologic characteristics and necrosis in resected pulmonary specimens were analyzed. RESULTS Receiver operating characteristic analysis of the pulmonary nodules showed 9 mm to be the optimal cutoff length for predicting necrosis. The logistic regression model showed that absence of teratoma components in the primary tumor and all pulmonary nodules shorter than 10 mm after chemotherapy both were independent predictors of pathologic necrosis in pulmonary specimens. No patients experienced late recurrence (i.e., > 2 years afterward). CONCLUSIONS The presence of teratoma components in primary tumors and nodular size after chemotherapy predict the pathology of residual pulmonary nodules. Patients whose residual nodules all are shorter than 10 mm and who have no primary-tumor teratoma components might be candidates for careful monitoring before pulmonary resection.
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- Yuta Toyoshima
- Urology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Urology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Urology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Urology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Thoracic Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Pandey D, Garg PK, Ray MD, Mishra A. Surgical controversies in the management of post-chemotherapy nonretroperitoneal residual disease in metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. South Asian J Cancer 2016; 5:20-2. [PMID: 27169116 PMCID: PMC4845601 DOI: 10.4103/2278-330x.179702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Following the advent of platinum-based chemotherapy, Surgery, excepting orchidectomy, has become an adjunct treatment in the management of metastatic non-seminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT). Role of surgery comes into play in metastatic NSGCT when residual disease persists following standard chemotherapy. Surgical excision of all post chemotherapy residual disease at all places, whenever surgically feasible with acceptable morbidity and mortality, should be undertaken. As histopathological examination of the excised postchemotherapy residue shows only necrosis and fibrosis in significant number of patients; surgical exercise in this group of patients seems futile and unwarranted retrospectively. This issue becomes more contentious when surgeons are confronted with multiple nonretroperitoneal post chemotherapy residues. This article aims to deal with the management of postchemotherapy nonretroperitoneal residues in metastatic NSGCT.
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- Durgatosh Pandey
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Research Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Research Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India; Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Research Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Research Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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Hu B, Daneshmand S. Role of Extraretroperitoneal Surgery in Patients with Metastatic Germ Cell Tumors. Urol Clin North Am 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Huang F, Wu G, Yang K. Oligometastasis and oligo-recurrence: more than a mirage. Radiat Oncol 2014; 9:230. [PMID: 25359216 PMCID: PMC4222373 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-014-0230-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The standard treatment choice for cancer metastasis has been systemic management, including cytotoxic chemotherapy, hormonal manipulation, and targeted therapy. Emerging evidence has shown an oligometastatic state, an intermediate state between limited primary cancer and polymetastatic cancer, in which local therapy for metastatic lesions results in satisfactory survival comparable to non-metastatic disease. We provide a comprehensive introduction of evidence from experimental and clinical studies in favor of the oligometastatic phenotype, we review the efficacy and safety of surgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy in the treatment of oligometastases, and finally, we discuss the way to differentiate the oligometastatic state from polymetastasis.
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- Fang Huang
- Wuhan Union Hospital, TongJi Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
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- Wuhan Union Hospital, TongJi Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
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- Wuhan Union Hospital, TongJi Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
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Fattahi Masoum SH, Feizzdeh Kerigh B, Goreifi A. Pulmonary and chest wall metastasectomy in urogenital tumors: a single center experience and review of literature. Nephrourol Mon 2014; 6:e17258. [PMID: 25032142 PMCID: PMC4090669 DOI: 10.5812/numonthly.17258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary metastases are often found in advanced malignancies. Urogenital malignancies originating from kidney, prostate, testes, and bladder all metastasize preferentially to the lungs. OBJECTIVES This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the results of pulmonary and chest wall metastasectomy in patients with primary urogenital Tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS The patients who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy in Ghaem Hospital from 1996 to 2011 were examined. Thirteen out of 79 patients referred for pulmonary metastasectomy to a single thoracic surgeon had metastases from urogenital tumors; two cases with metastasis from urogenital tumors were inoperable. We reviewed their demographic data and also clinicopathological features. Disease free interval (DFI) was defined as the time between the first curative surgery and the appearance of the signs and symptoms of pulmonary metastasis. RESULTS Among 11 patients who underwent surgery consisted of eight males and three females. Their metastasis originated from testis tumors (n = 5), renal cell carcinoma (RCC; n = 4), bladder tumor (n = 1), and prostate cancer (n = 1). Their mean age was 41.27 years (range, 21-67). The mean age of the patients with RCC and testis tumor at the time of diagnosing metastasis was 54 and 24.8 years, respectively. There were two other patients (a 62-year-old female and a 54-year-old male) with pleural effusion due to metastatic RCC whose tumor was inoperable because of their poor general condition and hence, were referred for chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary metastasectomy is feasible in selected cases.
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- Seyd Hossein Fattahi Masoum
- Transplant Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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- Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Kidney Transplantation Complications Research Center, Ghaem Medical Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Behzad Feizzdeh Kerigh, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Kidney Transplantation Complications Research Center, Ghaem Medical Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran. Tel: +98-5118012857, Fax: +98-5118417404, E-mail:
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- Department of Urology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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Ripley RT, Downey RJ. Pulmonary metastasectomy. J Surg Oncol 2013; 109:42-6. [PMID: 24301202 DOI: 10.1002/jso.23450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Robert T Ripley
- Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Management of residual non-retroperitoneal disease following chemotherapy for germ cell tumor. Urol Oncol 2011; 29:837-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kawamukai K, Di Saverio S, Antonacci F, Lacava N, Boaron M. Mediastinal germ cell tumour with massive pulmonary involvement. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:bcr1220103671. [PMID: 22688492 PMCID: PMC3158347 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Multimodality treatment, with chemotherapy and surgery, is potentially curative in case of non-seminomatous germ cell tumours. The authors present the case of a primitive mediastinal GTC with bilateral lung metastases. The patient was treated with five cycles of chemotherapy. Restaging showed reduction of the extent and of 18 FDG intake and β-HCG serum levels. The patient underwent two-step surgical excision of the tumours: mediastinal lesion and 35 lung metastases were resected by a right thoracotomy and 39 metastases were removed by a left thoracotomy. Histology showed absence of viable tumour in all the specimens. Twelve months after surgery the patient is free of disease.
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- Kenji Kawamukai
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maggiore and Bellaria Hospitals, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Emergency, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Unit (Head Professor F. Baldoni), Bologna Local Health District, Maggiore Hospital Trauma Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maggiore and Bellaria Hospitals, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maggiore and Bellaria Hospitals, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maggiore and Bellaria Hospitals, Bologna, Italy
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Kesler KA, Kruter LE, Perkins SM, Rieger KM, Sullivan KJ, Runyan ML, Brown JW, Einhorn LH. Survival after resection for metastatic testicular nonseminomatous germ cell cancer to the lung or mediastinum. Ann Thorac Surg 2011; 91:1085-93; discussion 1093. [PMID: 21440128 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2010] [Revised: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since the advent of cisplatin-based chemotherapy, nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT) have been considered one of the most curable solid neoplasms and a model for multimodality cancer therapy. We undertook an institutional review of testicular NSGCT patients who underwent operations to remove lung or mediastinal metastases after chemotherapy in the cisplatin era to determine outcomes. METHODS From 1980 to 2006, 431 patients underwent 640 postchemotherapy surgical procedures to remove lung (n = 159, 36.8%), mediastinal (n = 136, 31.6%), or both lung and mediastinal (n = 136, 31.6%) metastases within 2 years of chemotherapy. Multiple variables potentially predictive of survival were analyzed. RESULTS The overall median survival was 23.4 years, with 295 (68%) patients alive and well after an average follow-up of 5.6 years. There was no survival difference in patients who underwent removal of lung or mediastinal metastases. Pathologic categories of resected residual disease were necrosis (21.5%), teratoma (52.7%), persistent NSGCT (15.0%), and degenerative non-germ cell cancer (10.1%). Multivariable analysis identified older age at time of diagnosis (p = 0.001), non-germ cell cancer in testes specimen (p = 0.004), and pathology of residual disease (p < 0.001) as significantly predictive of survival. CONCLUSIONS Patients who undergo resection of residual lung or mediastinal disease for metastatic testicular NSGCT as a planned approach after cisplatin-based chemotherapy have overall excellent long-term survival. Survival is equivalent comparing hematogenous and lymphatic routes of metastases but depends on the pathology of the resected disease. These results justify an aggressive surgical approach, particularly to remove residual teratoma in the lung or mediastinum after chemotherapy, including multiple surgical procedures if necessary.
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- Kenneth A Kesler
- Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
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Cho JW, Park KS. Pulmonary Metastasectomy from Testicular Germ Cell Tumor -A case report-. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2010. [DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2010.43.6.833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jun-woo Cho
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daegu Catholic Medical Center
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daegu Catholic Medical Center
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Pulmonary metastases are common in patients after resection for nonseminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis. There is solid evidence that resection for residual pulmonary disease, after adjuvant chemotherapy, can provide patients with a long-term survival. This article addresses the issues of patient selection and prognostic factors with the current review of pulmonary metastasectomy in metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors retrieved from retrospective studies. In summary, there is a substantial body of evidence demonstrating that resection of residual lesions after chemotherapy can be performed safely with a low mortality rate. For a subset of patients with viable malignant tumor cells after chemotherapy, the overall results of a 5-year actuarial survival rate ranged between 42 and 61%. However, no presurgical algorithm had proven effective at predicting histologic outcome and, similar to that in pulmonary metastasectomy in general, no prospective randomized trials have been conducted to define the role of surgery versus a nonsurgical treatment regimen.
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Kaifi JT, Gusani NJ, Deshaies I, Kimchi ET, Reed MF, Mahraj RP, Staveley-O'Carroll KF. Indications and approach to surgical resection of lung metastases. J Surg Oncol 2010; 102:187-95. [PMID: 20648593 DOI: 10.1002/jso.21596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Pulmonary metastasectomy is a curative option for selected patients with cancer spread to the lungs. Complete surgical removal of pulmonary metastases can improve survival and is recommended under certain criteria. Specific issues that require consideration in a multidisciplinary setting when planning pulmonary metastasectomy include: adherence to established indications for resection, the surgical strategy including the use of minimally invasive techniques, pulmonary parenchyma preservation, and the role of lymphadenectomy.
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- Jussuf T Kaifi
- Section of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-0850, USA
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You YN, Leibovitch BC, Que FG. Hepatic metastasectomy for testicular germ cell tumors: is it worth it? J Gastrointest Surg 2009; 13:595-601. [PMID: 19190967 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0807-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2008] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy is highly effective for metastatic germ cell tumor (GCT), but experience with resection of hepatic metastases from GCT is limited. METHODS Fifteen patients with GCT metastatic to the liver underwent 16 hepatic operations (1975-2002). Pre-resection therapy, surgical pathology, and operative outcomes were reviewed. All patients were followed to death or last contact for survival and disease status. RESULTS Patients underwent biopsy (three), wedge resection (nine), bisegmentectomy (two), and major lobectomy (two). Hepatic histology included: necrosis (33%), viable tumor (27%), mature teratoma (13%), and benign histology (27%). Concomitant resection of extrahepatic disease (14 patients, 93%) found necrosis (53%), mature teratoma (27%), and viable tumor (13%). Operative mortality was 0% and morbidity was 40%. At 8.2 years (mean) from resection, 11 patients (73%) were alive: five with no evidence of disease, two with elevated tumor marker only, and four with gross disease. Four patients (27%) died. The 10-year overall survival was 62% from diagnosis. CONCLUSION Resection of post-chemotherapy hepatic disease is safe, even when combined with resection of extrahepatic residual disease. The varied histologic findings, lack of reliable predictors, and prolonged survival achieved support a multidisciplinary approach which includes surgical resection of hepatic metastases.
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- Y Nancy You
- Division of General and Gastroenterologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors: Assessing the need for postchemotherapy contralateral pulmonary resection in patients with ipsilateral complete necrosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 137:448-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Revised: 08/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The presence of distant metastases usually implies disease not amenable to cure through surgical resection. In such cases, chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment, with surgery or radiation reserved for palliative measures. However, metastases limited to the lung may be resected with resultant prolonged patient survival compared to unresectable, widely disseminated metastases. Isolated pulmonary metastases should therefore not be considered untreatable. In this review, we discuss the pathophysiology of pulmonary metastases. We outline prognostic factors associated with metastases, and propose criteria to help select patients for metastasectomy. Surgical approaches, including various open techniques and video-assisted thoracoscopy, are covered. Surgical issues, including the need for unilateral versus bilateral exploration, the extent of resection to achieve cure, the need for lymph node dissection, and the benefit of repeat operations, are discussed. Finally, we review some of the more common tumors that metastasize to the lungs, and the role of metastasectomy in their treatment. Resection of pulmonary metastases confers a survival benefit to a select group of patients so long as the primary tumor is controlled, metastases are limited to the lungs, the patient can tolerate the operation from a cardiopulmonary standpoint, and the metastases are completely resected.
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- Roderick M Quiros
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497, USA
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Pediatric pulmonary tumors are rare. There is often a significant delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tumors secondary to their rarity and nonspecific presenting physiologic and radiographic findings. A high index of suspicion in pediatric patients with recurrent or persistent pulmonary symptoms is of paramount importance in diagnosing pulmonary tumors at an early stage. Malignant pulmonary tumors are more frequently diagnosed than benign lesions, with metastatic cancers being the most common. Complete surgical resection remains the basis of therapy for primary lesions, and its role in secondary cancers is becoming more established. Adjuvant therapies are frequently employed depending on the precise tumor involved. Mortality rates vary greatly depending on tumor location, stage, and type.
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- Christopher B Weldon
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Almost 125 years after the first documented case, pulmonary metastasectomy is still poorly understood. No other organ is subject to the wide histologic variety of metastatic insults, and this fact has complicated a complete exposition of when pulmonary metastasectomy may be beneficial. Many physicians still consider pulmonary metastatic disease to be always incurable, and they may underestimate existing surgical options including the benefits of pulmonary metastasectomy. In addition, technological improvements in radiological screening of pulmonary metastases and thoracoscopic resection are fundamentally altering the management of these patients and their surgery. This article reviews the history, form, and future of pulmonary metastasectomy, the literature that supports or refutes its application in various tumor types, and the screening and surgical evaluation that is needed prior to its performance.
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- David I Sternberg
- Section of Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New-York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Demmy TL, Dunn KB. Surgical and Nonsurgical Therapy for Lung Metastasis: Indications and Outcomes. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2007; 16:579-605, ix. [PMID: 17606195 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2007.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The management of pulmonary metastasis is a broad and multifaceted topic. Because of the filtration function and the favorable microenvironment of the lung, most malignancies cause pulmonary metastases. This article focuses on recent experience with secondary lung malignancies and their newer treatment options, indications, and technical aspects.
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- Todd L Demmy
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14231, USA.
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Rasco DW, Assikis V, Marshall F. Integrating Metastasectomy in the Management of Advanced Urological Malignancies—Where are we in 2005? J Urol 2006; 176:1921-6. [PMID: 17070212 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE In the past patients with metastatic cancer were considered incurable and they were not candidates for surgical management of metastases. However, experience with testicular cancer has shown that metastasectomy can often be the final, critical step in achieving disease-free status. We summarized the most current data on metastasectomy for advanced urological malignancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed an extensive review of the literature from 1990 to the present using MEDLINE. Only original reports were included with an emphasis on specific malignancies and specific sites of metastasis. RESULTS There is increasing evidence that patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and bladder carcinoma can be cured by surgical resection of metastases, usually combined with systemic therapy. The ideal patient has responded to systemic therapy and has few metastatic sites. CONCLUSIONS Metastasectomy should frequently be done in patients with advanced testicular cancer and it should increasingly be considered in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma or bladder carcinoma. This technique may be used for cure and palliation. Specific patient factors determine the likelihood and degree of potential benefit.
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- Drew W Rasco
- Medicine Department, Emory University Medical School, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Downey RJ. Surgery for colorectal and sarcomatous pulmonary metastases: history, current management, and future directions. Thorac Surg Clin 2006; 16:133-7, v-vi. [PMID: 16805202 DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This article provides a historical review of metastasectomy, reviews current surgical management approaches, and proposes what direction future research must take to determine whether there is a survival advantage associated with pulmonary metastasectomy and how best to integrate metastasectomy with medical therapies, primarily induction, and adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Robert J Downey
- Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Kesler KA, Wilson JL, Cosgrove JA, Brooks JA, Messiha A, Fineberg NS, Einhorn LH, Brown JW. Surgical salvage therapy for malignant intrathoracic metastases from nonseminomatous germ cell cancer of testicular origin: Analysis of a single-institution experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 130:408-15. [PMID: 16077406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cisplatin-based chemotherapy followed by surgical extirpation of residual benign disease represents the usual sequence of curative therapy for metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell cancer of testicular origin. Occasionally, residual disease is malignant in the form of either a persistent nonseminomatous germ cell cancer tumor or degeneration into non-germ cell cancer. We reviewed our institution's experience with patients undergoing salvage operations to remove malignant intrathoracic metastases. METHODS From 1981 through 2001, 438 patients with nonseminomatous germ cell cancer had operations to remove residual intrathoracic disease after cisplatin-based chemotherapy at Indiana University Hospital. A subset of 134 patients who underwent 186 surgical procedures to remove malignant metastases is the basis of this review. Fifty-nine patients had removal of pulmonary metastases, 49 had removal of mediastinal metastases, and 26 had removal of both pulmonary and mediastinal metastases. Surgical pathology demonstrated 84 patients with persistent nonseminomatous germ cell cancer tumors, 38 with degeneration into non-germ cell cancer, and 12 with both malignant pathologic categories. RESULTS There were 4 (3.7%) operative deaths. The overall median survival was 5.6 years, with 55 (42.3%) patients alive and well after a mean follow-up of 5.1 years. Seventeen variables were analyzed by using Cox regression. Of these, older age, pulmonary metastases (vs mediastinal metastases), and 4 or more (vs 1) total intrathoracic metastases were significantly (P < or = .01) predictive of inferior long-term survival. CONCLUSIONS Salvage thoracic surgery to remove malignant metastases from nonseminomatous germ cell cancer tumors of testicular origin can result in long-term survival in select patients. We identified variables that influence survival in this subset.
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- Kenneth A Kesler
- Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Quimioterapia complementaria tras una metastasectomía. Clin Transl Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02710069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kesler KA, Brooks JA, Rieger KM, Fineberg NS, Einhorn LH, Brown JW. Mediastinal metastases from testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors: patterns of dissemination and predictors of long-term survival with surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 125:913-23. [PMID: 12698156 DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of mediastinal dissemination of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of testicular origin and evaluate variables that may influence survival with mediastinal dissection in patients with metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. METHODS From 1981 to 2000, a total of 421 patients were seen at our institution for extirpation of residual lung or mediastinal disease after cisplatin-based chemotherapy for metastatic testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. We reviewed 268 of these patients, with a mean age of 26.8 years, who required at least one surgical procedure to remove residual mediastinal disease. Pathologic types of resected residual mediastinal disease were necrosis (15%), teratoma (59%), persistent nonseminomatous germ cell cancer (15%), and non-germ cell carcinomatous degeneration (11%). Twelve variables were evaluated by univariate analyses, and four variables potentially statistically significant at P <.10 were subsequently entered into a Cox regression model. RESULTS All patients demonstrated metastases to the visceral mediastinum. Fewer patients also demonstrated metastases to the paravertebral sulcus or anterior compartments (16% and 7%, respectively). Overall 5- and 10-year survivals were 86% +/- 2% and 74% +/- 4%, respectively. According to multivariate analysis, disease-related survival was negatively influenced by an elevated preoperative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin level (P =.028) and adverse pathologic characteristics of residual mediastinal disease (P =.006). CONCLUSIONS Testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors follow a predictable pattern of mediastinal dissemination, primarily following the course of the thoracic duct and its major tributaries. Patients who require surgery to remove residual mediastinal disease after cisplatin-based chemotherapy for metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors have good to excellent long-term survivals. These results justify an aggressive surgical approach, including multiple surgical procedures if clinically indicated.
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- Kenneth A Kesler
- Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind, USA.
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Büchler P, Pfannschmidt J, Rudek B, Dienemann H, Lehnert T. Surgical treatment of hepatic and pulmonary metastases from non-colorectal and non-neuroendocrine carcinoma. Scand J Surg 2003; 91:147-54. [PMID: 12164514 DOI: 10.1177/145749690209100203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical resection is standard treatment for colorectal and neuroendocrine liver metases provided the tumor can be removed completely. The same is true for isolated pulmonary metastases. To date, only few reports have addressed the value of surgical resection of organ metastases from other solid tumors. METHODS The literature was searched by Medline, conference proceedings and cross-referencing of published articles for information pertaining to the long-term results of surgical treatment of non-colorectal and non-neuroendocrine (NCNN) liver or lung metastases. RESULTS Resection of hepatic and pulmonary metastases is increasingly performed in non-colorectal and non-neuroendocrine malignancies. Mortality and morbidity of hepatic and pulmonary resection are low and 5 year survival can be expected to reach some 20-30 percent, irrespective of the histological type of the primary tumor. CONCLUSION Resection of hepatic or pulmonary metastasis should be considered in all patients with low operative risk provided that complete resection is possible.
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- P Büchler
- Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, FRG
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Meyer CA, Conces DJ. Imaging of intrathoracic metastases of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. CHEST SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA 2002; 12:717-38. [PMID: 12471874 DOI: 10.1016/s1052-3359(02)00032-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Radiologic imaging is crucial in the evaluation of intrathoracic metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. Helical CT is the workhorse of radiologic staging and is sensitive in the detection of parenchymal nodules and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. CT may also demonstrate other less common sites of metastatic disease. Although, currently, no radiologic procedure is effective in distinguishing viable tumor or teratoma from residual fibrosis and necrosis, cross-sectional imaging remains essential in the presurgical evaluation of potential metastatic disease. FDG PET and CT-guided needle biopsy may be useful in select, high-risk patients.
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- Cristopher A Meyer
- Department of Radiology, Division of Thoracic Imaging, Indiana University Medical Center, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5253, USA.
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Boffa DJ, Rusch VW. Surgical techniques for nonseminomatous germ cell tumors metastatic to the lung. CHEST SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA 2002; 12:739-48. [PMID: 12471875 DOI: 10.1016/s1052-3359(02)00035-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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NSGCT is a curable disease, even when metastases are present at the time of diagnosis. Surgery serves as adjuvant therapy to initial treatment with chemotherapy but complete resection of residual postchemotherapy disease plays a critical part in offering patients a long-term cure. A variety of surgical techniques and approaches are appropriate for pulmonary metastasectomy in this patient population, which can be accomplished with excellent results when the extent of disease and the patient's preoperative medical condition are carefully considered.
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- Daniel J Boffa
- Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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As the lungs are a filter for the entire circulation, they are a common site for metastatic disease. Although never proven by a prospective randomized trial, surgical resection is a widely accepted treatment for pulmonary metastases on the condition that a complete resection can be obtained. However, many patients will develop recurrent disease in the thorax despite the use of systemic chemotherapy, dosage of which is limited due to systemic toxicity. As isolated limb and liver perfusion, isolated lung perfusion is an attractive and promising surgical technique for the delivery of high-dose chemotherapy with minimal systemic toxicity. The use of biological response modifiers, like tumour necrosis factor, is also feasible. Isolated lung perfusion has proven to be highly effective in rat models of pulmonary metastases with a clear survival advantage. Lung levels are significantly higher after isolated lung perfusion compared to intravenous therapy without systemic exposure. Preliminary human studies have shown that isolated lung perfusion is technically feasible with low morbidity and without compromising the patient's pulmonary function. Further clinical research is necessary to determine its effect on pulmonary metastases in man, especially in case of unresectable disease or as adjuvant therapy after surgical resection.
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- P E Van Schil
- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium.
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Hendry WF, Norman AR, Dearnaley DP, Fisher C, Nicholls J, Huddart RA, Horwich A. Metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis: results of elective and salvage surgery for patients with residual retroperitoneal masses. Cancer 2002; 94:1668-76. [PMID: 11920527 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND A mass may persist in the para-aortic region after patients undergo chemotherapy for metastatic, nonseminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis (NSGCT). Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy removes the mass, which may contain residual active malignancy, and allows histologic assessment of the effectiveness of the chemotherapy. Whereas some have favored early, elective removal of such masses, others have chosen to observe them, reserving salvage surgery for patients who experience disease recurrence. A retrospective analysis was undertaken to define the outcome in these two groups of patients. METHODS After receiving chemotherapy for metastatic NSGCT, 442 men underwent lymphadenectomy for residual masses (measuring > or = 1 cm in greatest dimension) between 1976 and 1999, inclusive. Three hundred thirty men underwent elective surgery within 3 months of the completion of chemotherapy, and 112 men underwent salvage surgery after receiving reinduction chemotherapy for tumor recurrence. RESULTS The residual mass was removed completely in 87% and 72% of patients in the elective and salvage lymphadenectomy groups, respectively; was removed with difficulty and possibly incompletely in 9% and 21% of patients, respectively; and was definitely removed incompletely in 4% and 7% of patients, respectively. The operative mortality rate was 0.9% in the elective surgery group and 1.8% in the salvage surgery group. There was malignant teratoma, undifferentiated in 8.5% of patients in the elective surgery group and in 49% of patients in the salvage surgery group (P < 0.001). Differentiated teratoma and necrosis/fibrosis were present in 66.0% and 25.4% of patients in the elective surgery group, respectively, and in 38.4% and 12.5% of patients in the salvage surgery group, respectively. The authors were unable to produce a clinically useful model to predict the presence of necrosis/fibrosis only in either group. The 5-year recurrence free and overall survival rates were 83% and 89%, respectively, in the elective surgery group and 62% and 56%, respectively, in the salvage surgery group. For the salvage surgery group, the completeness of surgical excision and the presence of undifferentiated teratoma were of overriding importance for overall survival. A variety of other patient-related, tumor-related, and surgery-related factors also were significant in the final model for the elective surgery group. CONCLUSIONS The current results demonstrate the low level of morbidity that can be obtained, even in the salvage surgery group, and the importance of complete surgical resection in this setting. Because it is not possible to predict with sufficient accuracy which patients will have favorable pathology (necrosis/fibrosis), the authors continue to recommend elective surgery for all suitable men with residual masses after they receive first-line chemotherapy.
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- William F Hendry
- Academic Department of Urology, The Royal Marsden National Health Service Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Pastorino U. History of the surgical management of pulmonary metastases and development of the International Registry. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 14:18-28. [PMID: 11977013 DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2002.32881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pulmonary metastasectomy has been gradually recognized as a potentially curative treatment in properly selected cases, and a greater number of patients are now being offered salvage surgery. The results of the International Registry of Lung Metastases (IRLM) have defined the long-term survival after metastasectomy and provided a new classification system combining anatomical and biological features to assess prognosis in the various primary tumors.
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- Ugo Pastorino
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Via Ripamonti 435, Milan, Italy 20141
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