Abstract

BackgroundPulmonary metastasectomy (PM) for breast cancer-derived pulmonary metastasis is controversial. This study aimed to assess the prognostic factors and implication of PM for metastatic breast cancer using a multi-institutional database.MethodsClinical data of 253 females with pulmonary metastasis of breast cancer who underwent PM between 1982 and 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsThe median patient age was 56 years. The median follow-up period was 5.4 years, and the median disease-free interval (DFI) was 4.8 years. The 5- and 10-year survival rates after PM were 64.9% and 50.4%, respectively, and the median overall survival was 10.1 years. Univariate analysis revealed that the period of PM before 2000, a DFI <36 months, lobectomy/pneumonectomy, large tumor size, and lymph node metastasis were predictive of a worse overall survival. In the multivariate analysis, a DFI <36 months, large tumor size, and lymph node metastasis remained significantly related to overall survival. The 5- and 10-year cancer-specific survival rates after PM were 66.9% and 54.7%, respectively, and the median cancer-specific survival was 13.1 years. Univariate analyses revealed that the period of PM before 2000, DFI <36 months, lobectomy/pneumonectomy, large tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and incomplete resection were predictive of a worse cancer-specific survival. Multivariate analysis confirmed that a DFI <36 months, large tumor size and incomplete resection were significantly related to cancer-specific survival.ConclusionsAs PM has limited efficacy in breast cancer, it should be considered an optional treatment for pulmonary metastasis of breast cancer.

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