Lymph node metastasis in Chinese patients with clinical T1 non-small cell lung cancer: A multicenter real-world observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 8.3-15.9% of patients with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer are subsequently shown to have lymph node metastasis. However, the clinical characteristics of patients with lymph node metastasis in China are not fully understood.

Methods

This is a multicenter retrospective analysis of pathological T1 non-small cell lung cancer patients who underwent surgical resection from 2 January 2014 to 27 December 2017. Clinical and pathological information was collected with the assistance of the Large-scale Data Analysis Center of Cancer Precision Medicine-LinkDoc database. The clinical and pathological factors associated with lymph node metastasis were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

Results

A total of 10 885 partici

SUBMITTER: Chen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397906 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature