Impact of surgical margin after sublobar resection of lung cancer: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT: The use of low-dose computed tomography for screening has improved the detection of early-stage lung cancers. In addition, two large clinical studies have recently reported good outcomes of sublobar resection for early-stage lung cancers, increasing the need for limited resection. However, locoregional recurrence is an important issue in sublobar resection, and R0-resection with sufficient surgical margin is essential to prevent recurrences. This study aimed to investigate the suitable surgical margin distance after sublobar resection of lung cancers with a review of the literature. We used the PubMed interface to search the Medline database for retrieving literature related to surgical margin after sublobar resection published between 2003 and 2023. Overall, 175 papers were found; of them

SUBMITTER: Nagano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636452 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature