Significance of R1-resection at the bronchial margin after surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer [THORACIC]

CONCLUSIONS R1-BRM comprises a higher rate of stump recurrence, compared with that of R0-BRM. Herein, R1-EMD was associated with poor overall survival in Stage IB/II disease. In Stage IIIA disease, R1-BRM showed similar overall survival rate to that for R0-BRM, although the number of patients was too small to draw definitive conclusions thereon.

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Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - January 10, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lee, G. D., Kim, D. K., Jang, S. J., Choi, S. H., Kim, H. R., Kim, Y.-H., Park, S.-I. Tags: Mediastinum THORACIC Source Type: research