A Clinical Study on Liver Metastases in Patients with Primary Lung Cancer.

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  • 原発性肺癌における肝転移症例の臨床的検討

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Liver metastases were studied clinically in 533 patients with primary lung cancer. Liver metastases were detected in 63 patients (11.8%), in 40 of whom they were detected on initial staging. In 23 patients, liver metastases were newly detected after initial staging. According to the histological type, the metastatic rate in patients with small cell carcinoma was significantly high compared to that in patients with adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. A significant correlation between incidence of liver metastasis and clinical N factor was found. Most metastatic lesions in the liver showed multiple metastases in bilateral lobes of the liver. When liver metastases were detected, other metastatic organs were seen in 58 patients (92.1%). In patients who received initial chemotherapy, there was no difference in the response rate for the chemotherapy at the metastatic site and the primary site. The median survival period of patients who had liver metastases was 4.5 months.

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  • Haigan

    Haigan 36 (1), 33-40, 1996

    The Japan Lung Cancer Society

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