Geometrical measurement of central tumor location in cT1N0M0 NSCLC predicts N1 but not N2 upstaging.

CONCLUSIONS: Central tumor location can be assessed by means of IMR and OMR, and predicts N1 upstaging in patients with radiologically and metabolically T1N0M0 tumors. This fact is important for the selection of patients for therapies that require N0 tumors.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 23, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sanz-Santos J, Martínez-Palau M, Jaen À, Rami-Porta R, Barreiro B, Call S, Obiols C, González JM, De Marcos JÁ, Ysamat M, Canales L, Serra M, Belda J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research