Operative invasiveness does not affect the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Nozomu MotonoShun IwaiYoshihito IijimaKatsuo UsudaHidetaka Uramoto

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)

Preoperative CRP level was associated with poor prognosis. Although the VATS approach might be less invasive procedure for NSCLC patients, operative invasiveness does not affect the prognosis.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
end stage renal disease
long non coding rna
small cell lung cancer
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
minimally invasive