Number of involved nodal stations: a better lymph node classification for clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the popularization of lung cancer screening, more early-stage lung cancers are being detected. This study aims to compare three types of N classifications, including location-based N classification (pathologic nodal classification [pN]), the number of lymph node stations (nS)-based N classification (nS classification), and the combined approach proposed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) which incorporates both pN and nS classification to determine if the nS classification is more appropriate for early-stage lung cancer.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of lung cancer patients treated at the Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences between 2005 and 2018. Inclusion criteria was clinical stage

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11256629 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature