Comparison of the Changes in Visceral Adipose Tissue After Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of lobectomy versus segmentectomy on body composition changes, particularly adipose tissue, in patients with early-stage lung cancer remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the association between these surgical approaches and postoperative changes in adipose tissue.

Methods

We retrospectively analysed visceral fat area (VFA) and waist circumference (WC) at the L3 level using cross-sectional computed tomography images from 346 recurrence-free patients who underwent lobectomy (n = 240) or segmentectomy (n = 106) for clinical stage 0-I primary lung cancer between January 2016 and December 2018. Long-term postoperative changes in VFA and WC by the third postoperative year (POY3) were compared between the lobectomy and segmentectomy groups using two-

SUBMITTER: Isaka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876859 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature