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ArticleJournal of oncology2021

Systematic Pan-Cancer Population-Based Analysis Reveals the Incidence and Prognosis of Lung Metastases at Diagnosis.

Xiaohong Liang, Yinan Cheng, Weijun Zhou, Jun Ni, Yuqing Li, Gaohua Feng

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Article in Journal of oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The different clonal origins of metachronous and synchronous metastases.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaohong LiangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 4, Kangle Road, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yinan ChengDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 4, Kangle Road, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Weijun ZhouDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 4, Kangle Road, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jun NiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 4, Kangle Road, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yuqing LiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 4, Kangle Road, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Gaohua FengDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 4, Kangle Road, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2481-8611
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMetastasis is one of the most prevalent causes of death in cancer patients and the lungs are among the organs most commonly affected by metastasis. However, analysis of the incidence and prognosis of lung metastasis (LM) based on primary cancer sites is lacking.

methodsWe enrolled cancer patients with LM from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. The risk factors for LM were determined using multivariate logistics regression. Forest plots were used to compare the impact of with LM versus without LM alone among different primary caner site subgroups.

resultsAmong 1,525,441 cases, 47,537 presented with LM at initial diagnosis. Multivariate logistics regression revealed that male sex, older age, later T/N stage, unmarried status, and lack of insurance were risk factors for LM. The incidence of LM was 11.91% in bone cancer and 11.19% in pancreatic cancer. In terms of the distribution of primary cancers, 19.22% of LMs originated from the colon and rectum, with 11.63% from the kidneys. The median survival for LM cases was 6 months, with the best survival in testicular cancer (19 months) and bone cancer (12 months). Patients with LM had higher hazard ratio (HR) for mortality compared to those without LM, except for those with primary cancer in the brain (

conclusionPatients presenting with LM had higher HR for mortality compared to those without LM, except for those with brain tumor. Clinicians should pay more attention to the occurrence of LM, especially in patients with a significantly increased HR for mortality, such as those with thyroid cancer, melanoma, and prostate cancer.

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