Prognostic Significance of the Number of Removed Lymph Nodes in Pathologic Node-Negative Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Major lung resection combined with mediastinal lymph node dissection is the standard operation for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and lymph node staging is the main predictor of long-term survival. This study aims to identify the prognostic significance of the number of removed lymp...

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Published in:Indian journal of surgery 2019-04, Vol.81 (2), p.137-143
Main Authors: Wu, Xian-Ning, Xie, Ming-Ran, Xu, Shi-Bin, Wang, Jun, Jiang, Xian-Liang, Xu, Mei-Qing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biopsy
Cancer staging
Cardiac Surgery
Lung cancer
Lymphatic system
Medical prognosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Non-small cell lung cancer
Original Article
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Postoperative complications
Prognosis
Small cell lung cancer
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Tumors
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Summary:Major lung resection combined with mediastinal lymph node dissection is the standard operation for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and lymph node staging is the main predictor of long-term survival. This study aims to identify the prognostic significance of the number of removed lymph nodes in patients with pathologic node-negative (pN0) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Five hundred thirty-six stage pN0 NSCLC patients, received curative resection between January 2004 and July 2011, were enrolled in this retrospective study. The prognostic factors including the number of removed lymph nodes and clinicopathological characteristics were analyzed. Increasing number of removed lymph nodes was associated with better overall survival (OS) ( p  = 0.009) of stage pN0 NSCLC patients. The number ( p  
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-018-1746-z