Comparison of segmentectomy and lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer with visceral pleural invasion
Masaya Tamura, Takashi Sakai, Naoki Furukawa, Yujiro Bunno, Marino Yamamoto, Ryohei Miyazaki, Hironobu Okada · 2025
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Description
Masaya Tamura and co-authors compare, in a 2025 study, two lung cancer operations when the tumor has breached the lung's inner lining. Taking the whole lobe is the bigger cut; taking one segment spares more lung. Records of 218 patients with this invasion were sorted by operation and tumor size, then matched for fair comparison.
Overall survival, cancer survival, and relapse-free survival showed no clear difference between the two operations. For tumors under two centimeters, results again tied. Above that size, segment patients relapsed in the chest lining more often, a significant gap. The authors suggest the smaller operation suits small tumors with this invasion, while bigger ones may favor the lobe.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Masaya Tamura, Takashi Sakai, Naoki Furukawa, Yujiro Bunno, Marino Yamamoto, Ryohei Miyazaki, Hironobu Okada |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |