Validation of completion lobectomy after wedge resection for ≤20 mm non-small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Completion lobectomy after wedge resection is occasionally performed when final histopathology shows an unexpected primary lung cancer even though the primary lesion has already been resected. The objective of this study was to assess the necessity of completion lobectomy after wedge resection for ≤20 mm non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods

Between 2006 and 2016, a total of 112 patients with NSCLC underwent wedge resection in our department. After exclusions, 40 patients were analyzed. Of these, 17 patients underwent completion lobectomy and 23 patients underwent wedge resection alone. Age, sex, tumor size, histology, other malignant diseases and final surgical procedure were used as prognostic variables. Survival analyses were confirmed using the Kaplan-Me

SUBMITTER: Yoshimura R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339748 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature