Time between imaging and surgery is not a risk factor for upstaging of clinical stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer.
Rafael R BarcelosEvert SugarbakerKelvin F KennedyMiles McAllisterSangmin KimJulio Herrera-ZamoraRachel LeoScott SwansonPaula A UgaldePublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
This single-centre experience suggests no significant association between tumour upstaging and time from imaging to lung resection in patients with clinical stage IA NSCLC. Further studies are needed to better understand the risk factors for upstaging.