Survival rates after lobectomy versus sublobar resection for early-stage right middle lobe non-small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer in the right middle lobe has a poorer prognosis than tumors located in other lobes. The optimal surgical procedure for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the right middle lobe has not yet been elucidated. The aim of this study was to compare survival rates after lobectomy and sublobar resection for early-stage right middle lobe NSCLC.

Methods

Patients who underwent lobectomy or sublobar resection for stage IA right middle lobe NSCLC tumors ≤ 2 cm between 2004 and 2014 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database of 18 registries. Cox regression model analysis was used to evaluate the prognostic factors. The lung cancer-specific survival (LCSS) and overall survival (OS) rates between the two groups were com

SUBMITTER: Lv X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6068437 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature