Long-term Survival After Removal of A Single Brain Metastasis From Lung-carcinoma

An unusual case of a 10-year survival after removal of lung adenocarcinoma and braid metastasis is described and the pertinent literature is briefly reviewed. Although the prognosis of patients with lung tumors and brain metastases has significantly improved, cases with survival of more than 10 years remain rare. Patient candidates for long survivals are those with lung tumors different from the oat-cell carcinoma and with single supratentorial brain metastases, in whom complete removal of both primary and metastatic tumor is possible. In this selected-group of patients an aggressive surgical treatment is justified.