Comparison of oncological outcomes between trisegmentectomy and lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer in the left upper division.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The left upper lobe is one of the largest lobes in the lungs and is divided into two anatomical units: the upper division (segments 1+2 and segment 3) and lingula (segments 4 and 5). This anatomical classification is similar to that used for the right upper and middle lobes. Although bilobectomy is not recommended for right upper or middle lobe tumors close to the interlobar plane, lobectomy is often performed for tumors located close to the intersegmental plane in the left upper division. To aid in establishing trisegmentectomy as a standard treatment for clinical N0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the left upper lobe, we aimed to re-assess its feasibility based on oncological outcomes according to tumor location.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the dat

SUBMITTER: Nishikubo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840034 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature