Surgery for pulmonary lesions in patients with a history of urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma

There has been little information on the actual diagnosis of pulmonary lesions in patients with a history of urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) and short- and long- outcomes of pulmonary resection for these patients. In the present study, the data of 37 consecutive patients with a history of TCC who underwent pulmonary resection for solitary pulmonary lesions were reviewed, and the clinical factors and short- and long-term outcomes were analyzed. The study population included 35 male patients, and 2 female patients. The mean age was 72.5 years. Twenty patients (80