Prognostic factors in resectable pathological N2 disease of non-small cell lung cancer

Conclusions: Metastatic lymph node ratio greater than 0.4 and non-anatomic resection were poor prognostic factors for disease-free survival. Anatomic resection for selected N2 patients may play a crucial role in the overall survival rate. Perineural invasion showed an adverse impact on disease-free survival, but further investigation is warranted.

Source: Biomedical Journal - August 10, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chen-Ping HsiehJui-Ying FuYun-Hen LiuCheng-Ta YangMing-Ju HsiehYing-Huang TsaiYi-Cheng WuChing-Yang Wu Source Type: research