Pulmonary Resection of Metastatic Sarcoma: Prognostic Factors Associated With Improved Outcomes Samuel Kim, MD, Harald C. Ott, MD, Cameron D. Wright, MD, John C. Wain, MD, Christopher Morse, MD, Henning A. Gaissert, MD, Dean M. Donahue, MD, Douglas J. Mathisen, MD, Michael Lanuti, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 5, Pages 1780-1787 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.081 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Frequency distribution of tumor histotypes. (MFH = malignant fibrous histiocytoma; MPNST = malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1780-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.081) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Overall survival (A) and disease-free survival (B) of patients who underwent pulmonary resection for extrathoracic sarcoma metastases (n = 89). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1780-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.081) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Survival related to redo pulmonary resection for metastases (p < 0.017). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1780-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.081) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Survival related to type of incision, open thoracotomy versus video-assisted thoracoscopy (VAT) (p = 0.91). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1780-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.081) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Overall survival (p < 0.0001) related to disease-free interval from time of detection of primary sarcoma to detection of pulmonary metastasis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1780-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.081) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Overall survival (p < 0.0007) stratified by number of resected metastases (p < 0.025). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1780-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.081) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions