Surgical treatment of lung cancer with adjacent lobe invasion in relation to fissure integrity.

Claudio AndreettiCamilla PoggiMohsen IbrahimAntonio D'AndrilliGiulio MauriziMatteo TiracorrendoValentina PeritoreErino Angelo RendinaFederico VenutaMarco AnileAndreina PaginiGiovanni NataleMario SantiniAlfonso Fiorelli

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2019)

The extent of resection of adjacent lobe had no effect on survival while T-ALI-D, pN0 stage, and pT≤5 cm were significant prognostic factors. In patients with small T-ALI-D and without lymph node involvement, sublobar resection of adjacent lobe could be indicated as an alternative to lobectomy.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
cell migration
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
rectal cancer
locally advanced
thoracic surgery