Series | First N | Second N | Multiple (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Rehders 2007 | 61 | 13 | 21 |
Antunes 1999 | 31 | 8 | 26 |
Garcia franco 2010 | 52 | 16 | 31 |
Garcia Franco 2009 | 22 | 7 | 32 |
Chen (EJSO) 2009 | 23 | 8 | 35 |
Smith 2009 | 94 | 33 | 35 |
Briccoli 2005 | 267 | 94 | 35 |
Briccoli 2010 | 323 | 122 | 38 |
Buddingh 2010 | 56 | 26 | 46 |
Sardenberg 2010 | 77 | 37 | 48 |
Gossot 2009 | 60 | 33 | 55 |
Blackmon 2009 | 234 | 141 | 60 |
Chen (EJCTS) 2008 | 23 | 14 | 61 |
Snyder 1991 | 34 | 28 | 82 |
This does not include staged bilateral thoracotomies which are regarded as a single intervention.
Reports are ranked according to the proportion having second and subsequent metastasectomy interventions. Sequential-staged operations (eg, lateral thoracotomies planned with an interval of 1–3 weeks) are considered by the authors as a single episode of treatment.