SURGICAL TREATMENT OF RELAPSING MEDIASTINAL AND PULMONARY TUMORS IN PATIENTS WITH HODGKIN'S DISEASE AND DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA
Surgical treatment of relapsing mediastinal and pulmonary tumors was carried out in 8 patients with Hodgkin's disease and 1 patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Tumorous involvement of the mediastinum was found in all patients before chemotherapy. Two patients developed early relapses; 7 had late relapses (after 3, 4, 5, 11, and 12 years). Radical surgery was carried out in 8 (89%) patients. Surgical treatment is described in detail and the efficiency of removal of a relapsing tumor is proven.