Microscopic N2 disease exhibits a better prognosis in resected non-small-cell lung cancer.

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Date publication

août 2016

Journal

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr FALCOZ Pierre-Emmanuel, Pr OLLAND Anne


Tous les auteurs :
Garelli E, Renaud S, Falcoz PE, Weingertner N, Olland A, Santelmo N, Massard G

Résumé

The management of pIIIA-N2 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still controversial. In particular, there are wide variations in overall survival (OS), suggesting the existence of subgroups among N2 patients. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of microscopic pN2 in NSCLC.

Référence

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Aug;50(2):322-8