Tumor stage, squamous histology and male sex predict positive resection margins in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing anatomical resection—a retrospective study from a high-volume thoracic surgery unit
Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Konrad Steinestel, Matteo Grimmer, Lena-Maria Löwer-Kiem, Moritz Witzenhausen, Jan Sölter, Sebastian Brill, Annette Arndt · 2026
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Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu and colleagues search in 2026 for traits that predict cancer left at the cut edge after lung cancer surgery. Positive margins raise the risk of return, so knowing who faces that risk helps planning. The team reviewed 232 patients who had anatomical lung removal at a German military hospital between 2019 and 2024.
Clear margins were achieved in most patients, yet eighteen had tumor at the edge. Those cases clustered in men, in larger tumors, and in squamous cell cancers, with node spread and vessel invasion also common. Statistical modeling kept tumor stage, squamous type, and male sex as independent predictors. The authors suggest using those flags for closer planning and follow-up, pending larger studies.
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| CREATOR | Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Konrad Steinestel, Matteo Grimmer, Lena-Maria Löwer-Kiem, Moritz Witzenhausen, Jan Sölter, Sebastian Brill, Annette Arndt |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |