Table 2.
Resection of pulmonary metastases from breast cancer*
| First author (reference) | No. of patients | Median OS (mo) | 5-y OS (%) |
| Friedel, 2002 (70) | 467 | 35 | 35 |
| Planchard, 2004 (69) | 125 | 50 | 45 |
| Friedel, 1994 (71) | 91 | ND | 27 |
| Murabito, 2000 (72) | 62 (28 complete resection) | Complete resection: 79; incomplete resection: 15.5 | Complete resection: 80 |
| McDonald, 1994 (73) | 60 | 42 | 37.8 |
| Livartowski, 1998 (74) | 40 | 70 | 54 |
| Tanaka, 2005 (75) | 39 | 32 | 30.8 |
| Lanza, 1992 (76) | 37 | 47 | 49.5 |
| Staren, 1992 (77) | 33 | 58 (single metastasis) | 36 |
| Girard, 1994 (78) | 32 | ND | ND |
| McCormack, 1978 (79) | 28 | 20 | 15 |
| Rena, 2007 (80) | 27 | ND | 38 |
| Ludwig, 2003 (81) | 21 | 96.9 | 53 |
| Mountain, 1978 (82) | 21 | 27 | 14 |
*
ND = no data; OS = overall survival.