Omitting lymph node dissection for small ground glass opacity-dominant tumors

CONCLUSIONS: Omitting lymph node dissection may be acceptable with curative intent for small tumors with radiological ground glass opacity dominance. Appropriate surgical procedures such as wedge resection, segmentectomy, or lobectomy can provide satisfactory outcomes in patients with indolent tumors if surgical margins are secured.PMID:38513985 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.03.013

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Takahiro Mimae Yoshihiro Miyata Norifumi Tsubokawa Yujin Kudo Takuya Nagashima Hiroyuki Ito Norihiko Ikeda Morihito Okada Source Type: research