The Epidemiology of Lung Metastases

• Published in: Frontiers in medicine Vol. 8; p. 723396
• Main Authors: Chen, Hanbo, Stoltzfus, Kelsey C., Lehrer, Eric J., Horn, Samantha R., Siva, Shankar, Trifiletti, Daniel M., Meng, Mao-Bin, Verma, Vivek, Louie, Alexander V., Zaorsky, Nicholas G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 20.09.2021
• Subjects: cancer; epidemiology; lung cancer; Medicine; metastases; oncology

Introduction: Lung metastasis is usually associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients. This study was performed to characterize and analyze the population of patients with de novo (synchronous) lung metastases using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. Materials and Me...