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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 42, 134-138, Copyright © 1986 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Comparison of median sternotomy and thoracotomy for resection of pulmonary metastases in patients with adult soft-tissue sarcomas

JA Roth, HI Pass, MN Wesley, D White, JB Putnam and C Seipp

Thoracotomy and median sternotomy have both been advocated for resection of pulmonary metastases, and the advantages of each approach remain disputed. Patients with adult soft-tissue sarcomas undergoing resection of pulmonary metastases at the National Cancer Institute were studied retrospectively to assess the results of each surgical approach. Between 1981 and 1984, 65 patients underwent 78 sternotomies (7 lobectomies, 71 wedge resections); a mean of 9.5 nodules were resected per patient (range, 1 to 61). Resection of all nodules was accomplished in 60 of 71 explorations (84%) in patients with documented metastases. Benign lesions were found during 7 explorations (9%). Thirteen of 30 patients (43%) with unilateral metastases on linear tomography (LT), 45% (9 of 20) of patients with unilateral metastases on computed tomography (CT), and 38% (5 of 13) of patients with unilateral metastases on both CT and LT had bilateral metastases at sternotomy. Survival by type of incision was compared for 84 patients who underwent complete resection of their metastases (42 by sternotomy and 42 by thoracotomy); the minimum follow-up was two years. The groups did not differ significantly with respect to prognostic variables (tumor doubling time, disease-free interval, or number of nodules resected). There was no significant difference in actuarial survival between the two groups. The complication rate was 15% for the sternotomy group and 10% for the thoracotomy group (difference not significant). There were no operative deaths. Median sternotomy results in detection of unsuspected bilateral metastases and avoidance of a second operative procedure, but it does not increase operative morbidity or mortality or compromise overall patient survival.

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