Spread Through Air Spaces (STAS) Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Resected Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Sami DagherAbdulrazzaq SulaimanSophie Bayle-BleuezClaire TissotValérie Grangeon-VincentDavid LavillePierre FournelOlivier TiffetFabien ForestPublished in: Cancers (2022)
In conclusion, extensive STAS is an independent factor of poor prognosis in LUSC. STAS is correlated with the presence of other poor prognostic factors such as emboli and pleural invasion and would reflect greater tumor aggressiveness.