Stage IV lung cancer: Is cure possible?

Stage IV lung cancer: Is cure possible?

Reporting a case, 53 years old male with stage IV Nonsamall cell lung cancer in view of cytologically proven malignant pleural effusion. Usually the management of stage IV lung cancer is with palliative intent where the patient receives palliative chemotherapy along with palliative radiotherapy and...

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Main Authors: Ravi Thippeswamy, Vanita Noronha, Vamshi Krishna, Amit Joshi, Munita Meenu Bal, Nilendu Purandare, V Rangarajan, C S Pramesh, Sabita Jiwnani, Kumar Prabhash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Chemotherapy
cure
lung cancer
stage IV
Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2013;volume=34;issue=2;spage=121;epage=125;aulast=Thippeswamy
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Summary:Reporting a case, 53 years old male with stage IV Nonsamall cell lung cancer in view of cytologically proven malignant pleural effusion. Usually the management of stage IV lung cancer is with palliative intent where the patient receives palliative chemotherapy along with palliative radiotherapy and surgery if required. Most of the data on curative management of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer includes patient with adrenal metastasis and some reports with brain metastasis. There is scarce literature on the surgical management of stage IV lung cancer with pleural effusion.
ISSN:0971-5851

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