INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary metastases occur in up to 25% of @entity14 ( @entity14 ) @entity1 . Many studies have reported that pulmonary metastasectomy might increase 5-year survival of these @entity1 . The aim of this study was to describe our experience with pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic @entity14 and to explore the prognostic value of serum @entity1851 ( @entity1851 ) and other factors. METHODS: Between June 2002 and December 2013, the clinicopathological data of 88 @entity1 who underwent resection of pulmonary metastases from @entity14 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Clinical, investigative and operative data were prospectively collected. Overall survival (OS) was calculated from resection of pulmonary metastases to death. RESULTS: There were 58 @entity1 and 30 @entity1 in this study, and their median age was 55 (range 31 to 85). Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed in 59 cases (78%) and 29 @entity1 (19%) underwent thoracotomy. Lung wedge resection and pulmonary lobectomy were performed in 52 (59.1%) and 36 @entity1 (40.9%), respectively. Preoperative elevated @entity1851 was present in 8 (9.1%) @entity1 . After a median follow-up duration of 44 months, the cumulative 5-year survival was 45.4% and the median overall survival (OS) was 57.8 months. A significantly longer survival was observed in @entity1 with normal preoperative @entity1851 level compared with those with @entity1851 level exceeding 10mg/L (62.6 months vs. 34.3 months, P=0.011). In multivariate analysis, preoperative @entity1851 level was found to be independent significant prognostic factors for survival. CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary resection of metastatic @entity14 might offer a chance to prolong survival including those @entity1 with extrapulmonary @entity3 . Preoperative serum @entity1851 level was identified as prognosis-related factor for surgery.

@entity1851 ( @entity1851 ) as a prognostic factor for XXXX after surgical resection of pulmonary metastases.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['metastasis'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['CRC', 'colorectal carcinoma', 'colorectal cancer'] @entity1851 :: ('1401', 'Gene') :: ['C-reactive protein', 'CRP']
@entity14 :: (MESH:D015179,Disease) :: ['colorectal cancer']
