Radiological nodule behavior: A critical parameter in the surgical management of pediatric pulmonary metastases

DİVARCI, EMRE; ARSLAN, SERKAN; DÖKÜMCÜ, ÜLKÜM; KANTAR, MEHMET; DEMİRAĞ, BENGÜ; ÖNİZ, HALDUN; ERTAN, YEŞİM; ALPER, HÜSEYİN; ERDENER, HAKKI; ÖZCAN, COŞKUN; ÖZCAN, COŞKUN

doi:10.24953/turkjped.2018.04.003

Radiological nodule behavior: A critical parameter in the surgical management of pediatric pulmonary metastases

DİVARCI E. , ARSLAN S., DÖKÜMCÜ Ü. Z. , KANTAR M. , DEMİRAĞ B., ÖNİZ H., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.60, no.4, pp.372-379, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 60 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.04.003
Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Page Numbers: pp.372-379

Abstract

Radiological nodule behavior (RNB) means the course of nodule appearance on consecutive CT scans. In this study, we aimed to discuss the effects of RNB on prognosis of patients with pulmonary metastasis. Retrospective analysis of patients who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) between 2005-2015 was performed. RNBs were grouped as stable, enlarging or new rising nodules. The effects of RNBs were analyzed on recurrence, 1- and 3-year event free survival (EFS) and mortality.