Reoperation for bronchial carcinoma.

Reoperation for bronchial carcinoma.

After a primary operation for bronchial carcinoma, 17 patients underwent reoperation for local recurrence or intrathoracic metastasis (nine squamous cell, five alveolar cell, and three adenocarcinomas). The average interval between the first and second operation was 23 months (range: six to 48 months). Twelve patients had a pneumonectomy after an initial ipsilateral lobectomy. Five patients und...

Bronchial carcinoma.

Bronchial Carcinoma

Bronchial stump recurrence after surgery for bronchial carcinoma.

In 10 out of 295 patients (3.4%), followed-up after radical resection for non-small cell bronchial carcinoma in the period from 1980 until 1986, bronchial stump recurrence developed. A good relationship was found between relapse time (4-52 months) and distance between the primary tumour and bronchial resection line (1-7 cm) (i.e. 5-8 months.cm-1) in 8 of the patients (p less than 0.01). The mea...

Localization and reoperation results for persistent and recurrent parathyroid carcinoma.

HYPOTHESIS Reoperation is safe and benefits patients with persistent and recurrent parathyroid carcinoma. DESIGN Retrospective study. The mean follow-up time was 8.1 years (median, 7 years; range, 1-23 years). SETTING A university tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Eighteen patients treated for parathyroid carcinoma from 1966 to 1999. RESULTS The mean serum calcium level was 13.7 mg/dL ...