The resection of lung metastases as a component of a multistep therapeutic
concept is an established treatment approach. 5-years survival rates of 30%
are attainable in combination with a low postoperative lethality. We perfo
rmed 99 operations on 89 patients with lung metastases between 1977 and 199
7 in the Department of Thoracic Surgery on the Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus.
No postoperative lethality was observed.