فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Pulmonary metastases are often found in advanced malignancies. Urogenital malignancies originating from kidney, prostate, testes, and bladder all metastasize preferentially to the lungs. Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the results of pulmonary and chest wall metastasectomy in patients with primary urogenital Tumors. Results: Among 11 patients who underwent surgery consisted of eight males and three females. Their metastasis originated from testis tumors (n = 5), renal cell carcinoma (RCC; n = 4), bladder tumor (n = 1), and prostate cancer (n = 1). Their mean age was 41.27 years (range, 21-67). The mean age of the patients with RCC and testis tumor at the time of diagnosing metastasis was 54 and 24.8 years, respectively. There were two other patients (a 62-year-old female and a 54-year-old male) with pleural effusion due to metastatic RCC whose tumor was inoperable because of their poor general condition and hence, were referred for chemotherapy. Conclusions: Pulmonary metastasectomy is feasible in selected cases.