Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 53(6): 382-383
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865722
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Pneumonectomy in a Lung Cancer Patient on Hemodialysis

G. Melloni1 , M. Casiraghi1 , P. Ciriaco1 , A. Puglisi1 , L. Libretti1 , A. Bandiera1 , I. Sayed1 , P. Zannini1
  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Scientific Institute H. San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Received November 2, 2004

Publication Date:
28 November 2005 (online)

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Abstract

Major pulmonary resections are rarely performed in non-small cell lung cancer patients on hemodialysis. To date only two cases of pneumonectomy performed in such patients are reported in the literature. Moreover, chemotherapy, as a treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, is not routinely administered to patients with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis. We present the case of a stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer patient on hemodialysis who successfully underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by pneumonectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of non-small cell lung cancer patient on hemodialysis reported in the literature who successfully underwent this type of combined therapy.

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