Prognostic role of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen level in part-solid lung adenocarcinoma.
Keiji YamanashiMasatsugu HamajiKotaro MurakamiYoshihisa ShimadaHidenao KayawakeYojiro YutakaYohei KawaguchiYujin KudoNorihiko IkedaHiroshi DatePublished in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2022)
Our data suggest that preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen level appears to be an important predictor of postoperative survival outcomes in early-stage part-solid adenocarcinoma. Further studies are required to optimize management of patients with elevated preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen levels, although segmentectomy appeared acceptable in those patients.