Surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases from primary tumours of bone.

Interest in lung resection for metastatic malignant disease has steadily increased since it became apparent that in carefully selected patients the results in terms of prolongation of life could be surprisingly good. Indeed the outcome after such resection for metastases of all kinds compares favourably with those to be expected following resection of primary tumours of the lung (Smith 1963, Clagett and Woolner 1964). Success in this type of surgery more often follows resection of solitary deposits from epithelial tumours, particularly those of the large bowel and genito-urinary tract. Sarcomata