Pleural recurrence after transthoracic needle lung biopsy in stage I lung cancer: a systematic review and individual patient-level meta-analysis.

Hyunsook HongSeokyung HahnHaruhisa MatsugumaMasayoshi InoueYasushi ShintaniOsamu HondaYotaro IzumiKeisuke AsakuraHisao AsamuraTetsuya IsakaKyungjong LeeYong Soo ChoiYoung Tae KimChang Min ParkJin Mo GooSoon Ho Yoon

Published in: Thorax (2021)

Preoperative transthoracic lung biopsy was associated with increased pleural recurrence in stage I lung cancer and reduced survival in patients younger than 55 years.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
systematic review
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
fine needle aspiration
free survival
patients undergoing
prognostic factors
case report
randomized controlled trial
meta analyses
patient reported outcomes
case control