Research progress in predicting visceral pleural invasion of lung cancer: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

In lung cancer, visceral pleural invasion (VPI) affects the selection of surgical methods, the scope of lymph node dissection and the need for adjuvant chemotherapy. Preoperative or intraoperative prediction and diagnosis of VPI of lung cancer is helpful for choosing the best treatment plan and improving the prognosis of patients. This review aims to summarize the research progress of the clinical significance of VPI assessment, the intraoperative diagnosis technology of VPI, and various imaging methods for preoperative prediction of VPI. The diagnostic efficacy, advantages and disadvantages of various methods were summarized. The challenges and prospects for future research will also be discussed.

Methods

A comprehensive, non-systematic review of th

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894335 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature