| Summary: | INTRODUCTION[|]The lungs are the second most common site of metastasis, and for selected patients, pulmonary metastasectomy can be a curative option. The surgical goal is complete resection with minimal parenchymal loss in order to prolong life. In well-selected cases, minimally invasive approaches can increase quality of life and offer equivalent oncological outcomes.[¤]METHODS[|]Patients diagnosed with pulmonary metastasis who underwent a metastasectomy in a single hospital between January 2012 and December 2017 were evaluated retrospectively. A total of 92 patients (55 male and 37 female) underwent thoracotomy or thoracoscopy procedures with the goal of complete resection.[¤]RESULTS[|]Among the patients included in the study, 8 were symptomatic: cough was reported in 3, chest pain (pneumothorax) was experienced in 3, and hemoptysis occurred in 2 cases. The longest disease-free survival (DFS) period was seen in cases of epithelial tumor (40.1 months) and sarcoma (28.2 months); the shortest survival was seen in those with germ cell tumor (8.3 months) and melanoma (8.1 months).[¤]DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION[|]Patients with pulmonary metastasis require a multidisciplinary approach for treatment. When the primary disease is under control and there is no other distant metastasis, metastasectomy with complete surgical resection can provide an extended period of DFS, particularly for patients with epithelial or sarcomatous tumors.[¤]
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