Invasive Staging Procedures Do Not Prevent Nodal Metastases from Being Missed In Stage I Lung Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Substantial risk of occult lymph node metastases persists in patients with clinical stage I lung cancer despite negative invasive nodal staging, PET and CT scans. In the absence of a thorough surgical nodal evaluation, early-stage lung cancer patients are at risk of undertreatment.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 9, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Resio BJ, Canavan M, Mase V, Dhanasopon AP, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research