CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2013; 34(02): 121-125
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.116207
CASE REPORT

Stage IV lung cancer: Is cure possible?

Ravi Thippeswamy
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Vanita Noronha
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Vamshi Krishna
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Amit Joshi
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Munita Meenu Bal
Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Nilendu Purandare
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
V Rangarajan
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
C.S. Pramesh
Thoracic Services, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Sabita Jiwnani
Thoracic Services, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Kumar Prabhash
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Reporting a case, 53 years old male with stage IV Nonsamall cell lung cancer in view of cytologically proven malignant pleural effusion. Usually the management of stage IV lung cancer is with palliative intent where the patient receives palliative chemotherapy along with palliative radiotherapy and surgery if required. Most of the data on curative management of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer includes patient with adrenal metastasis and some reports with brain metastasis. There is scarce literature on the surgical management of stage IV lung cancer with pleural effusion.



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Article published online:
20 July 2021

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