Multistage treatment of lung cancer patient: a case report

Dariusz Tomaszewski

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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2/2011
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Multistage treatment of lung cancer patient: a case report

Dariusz Tomaszewski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2011; 8 (2): 268–271

Online publish date: 2011/07/05

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The treatment of some complications after pneumonectomy is prolonged and multistage. Lung cancer recurrence after pneumonectomy is a rare indication for radical treatment.

The case we report was treated surgically for primary lung cancer seven years ago. Empyema after pneumonectomy appeared twice and required multistage treatment. At the same time the patient underwent additional pulmonary resection for cancer recurrence in the remaining lung. In these cases radical surgery or oncological treatment is almost always impossible. The patient we describe is still alive

without any complications or recurrence of cancer.

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Multistage treatment of lung cancer patient: a case report

Dariusz Tomaszewski

lung cancer, empyema, pulmonary resection after pneumonectomy, stereotactic radiotherapy