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Lung Metastases & Isolated Lung Perfusion
P Schil
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Description for Lung Metastases & Isolated Lung Perfusion
Hardback. Editor(s): Schil, P. Van. Num Pages: 241 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 698.
Surgical resection of lung metastases is a widely accepted procedure but long-term results are disappointing with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 40%. The main prognostic factor is complete resection and a better survival is reported in patients with a single metastasis and a disease-free survival of more than 3 years. Re-operations are feasible but often patients become inoperable due to insufficient pulmonary reserve and new treatment modalities are looked for. Intravenous (iv) chemotherapy has no major impact on survival due to systemic side-effects when high doses are given. As isolated limb and liver perfusion, isolated lung perfusion (ILuP) has ... Read more
Surgical resection of lung metastases is a widely accepted procedure but long-term results are disappointing with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 40%. The main prognostic factor is complete resection and a better survival is reported in patients with a single metastasis and a disease-free survival of more than 3 years. Re-operations are feasible but often patients become inoperable due to insufficient pulmonary reserve and new treatment modalities are looked for. Intravenous (iv) chemotherapy has no major impact on survival due to systemic side-effects when high doses are given. As isolated limb and liver perfusion, isolated lung perfusion (ILuP) has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
241
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594544507
SKU
V9781594544507
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