Is needle biopsy a risk factor of pleural recurrence after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tumor seeding, whereby malignant cells are deposited along the needle tract, is considered to be a potential hazard of needle biopsies. The aim of this study is to elucidate the relationship between needle biopsies for lung tumor, such as a preoperative computed tomography-guided needle biopsy (PCTGNB) or an intraoperative fine-needle aspiration biopsy (IFNAB), and ipsilateral pleural recurrence (PR) after lung cancer surgery.

Methods

Between 2008 and 2017, 1,047 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) underwent curative lung resection in our institution. They were divided into two groups: those in whom the first recurrent site was the ipsilateral pleural cavity (PR group) and the others (control group). Risk factors of PR were investigated retrospectivel

SUBMITTER: Toyoda T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330316 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature