Spread through air spaces predicts a worse survival in patients with stage I adenocarcinomas > 2 cm after radical lobectomy.

Conclusions: Presence of STAS was a significant worse predictor for pStage I patients with lung adenocarcinoma >2 cm who underwent radical lobectomy, while it is not significant in patients with tumor ≤2 cm. These findings may be helpful in assessing postoperative therapy stratified by tumor size and STAS status. PMID: 30416778 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research