A national study of nodal upstaging after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy for clinical stage I lung cancer
- Authors:
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- Licht, Peter B ;
- Jørgensen, Ole Dan ;
- Ladegaard, Lars ;
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Jakobsen, Erik
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0000-0002-0052-7705
Thorax Surgery, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.011
- Abstract:
- Nodal upstaging after surgical intervention for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) occurs when unsuspected lymph node metastases are found during the final evaluation of surgical specimens. Recent data from The Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS) database demonstrated significantly lower nodal upstaging after thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy than after thoracotomy. STS data, however, may be biased from voluntary reporting, and survival was not investigated. We used a complete national registry to compare nodal upstaging and survival after lobectomy by VATS or thoracotomy.
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2013, Vol 96, Issue 3, p. 943-950
- Main Research Area:
- Medical science
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Submission year:
- 2013
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
- ID:
- 244833727
