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Results of Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Metastases from Soft Tissue Sarcomas

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Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 138))

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Bearing in mind the cascade theory of metastatic spread (Bross and Blumenson 1976), it seems sensible to resect pulmonary metastases in a certain group of patients before the disease can spread generally, which is always a danger in a generalizing organ such as the lung.

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  1. Department for Documentation and Statistics, Thoraxklinik, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany

    H. Bülzebruck

  2. Department for Oncology, Thoraxklinik, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany

    P. Drings

  3. Department for Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany

    J. Schirren, S. Krysa, A. Zweibarth, P. Schneider & I. Vogt-Moykopf

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

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  2. Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    D. K. Hossfeld

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Schirren, J. et al. (1995). Results of Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Metastases from Soft Tissue Sarcomas. In: Bamberg, M., Hoffmann, W., Hossfeld, D.K. (eds) Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 138. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78768-3_15

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