Lobe-Specific Node Dissection Can Be a Suitable Alternative to Systematic Lymph Node Dissection in Highly Selective Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis.
CONCLUSION: Lobe-specific lymph node can reach a comparable long-term prognosis in some highly selected patients. However, these results should be viewed cautiously with the existence of high heterogeneity. Due to the high heterogeneity, a strict patient selection process by experienced thoracic surgeons was recommended before validating lobe-specific lymph node.
PMID: 33281131 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Wang Z, Qi Z, Cheng D, Hao X, Pu Q, Liu L Tags: Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research
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