Rizk Nabil P, Downey Robert J
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Jan;14(1):29-34. doi: 10.1053/stcs.2002.31742.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in the United States. It has a well-recognized tendency to metastasize to the lungs, and under certain circumstances, these metastases are resectable. Data accumulated over the last 40 years support a survival benefit from resection of these lesions and have given a better understanding of the indications that should be adhered to in performing metastasectomy for colorectal cancer.
