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Preoperative Watchful–Waiting Time and Surgical Outcome of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Found by Chest Low-Dose CT Screening

Preoperative Watchful–Waiting Time and Surgical Outcome of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung... Backgrounds Chest low-dose CT screening (LDCTS) has been finding unprecedented numbers of peripheral non- small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) at an early stage and increased the number of patients with surgical indication. It is important to explore the influence of preoperative watchful–waiting time (WWT) on surgical outcomes. Objective is to clarify relationship between WWT and surgical outcomes of LDCTS-finding NSCLC from the view point of treatment delay. Methods Total 283 cases of NSCLC, found by LDCTS and consecutively resected, were surveyed for preoperative WWT and surgical outcomes. Validity of the present guideline for management of pulmonary nodules detected by LDCTS was verified whether WWT before surgery was suitable for eradication of NSCLC. Results The median value of WWT was 4.0 months in total, and the distribution of WWT exhibited long-tail-type pattern. That was 5.0 months in the group of pure ground-glass nodule (pGGN), 4.0 months in the group of part-solid nodule (PSN), and 1.7 months in the group of solid nodule (SON). During long-term postoperative observation time (median 79 months), 10-year progression-free survival rates were 100% in pGGN, 96% in PSN, and 72% in SON (P \ .0001). They decreased significantly depending on enlargement of size: 91% or higher http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png World Journal of Surgery Springer Journals

Preoperative Watchful–Waiting Time and Surgical Outcome of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Found by Chest Low-Dose CT Screening

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by Société Internationale de Chirurgie
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; General Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Vascular Surgery
ISSN
0364-2313
eISSN
1432-2323
DOI
10.1007/s00268-017-4439-z
pmid
29492597
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Abstract

Backgrounds Chest low-dose CT screening (LDCTS) has been finding unprecedented numbers of peripheral non- small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) at an early stage and increased the number of patients with surgical indication. It is important to explore the influence of preoperative watchful–waiting time (WWT) on surgical outcomes. Objective is to clarify relationship between WWT and surgical outcomes of LDCTS-finding NSCLC from the view point of treatment delay. Methods Total 283 cases of NSCLC, found by LDCTS and consecutively resected, were surveyed for preoperative WWT and surgical outcomes. Validity of the present guideline for management of pulmonary nodules detected by LDCTS was verified whether WWT before surgery was suitable for eradication of NSCLC. Results The median value of WWT was 4.0 months in total, and the distribution of WWT exhibited long-tail-type pattern. That was 5.0 months in the group of pure ground-glass nodule (pGGN), 4.0 months in the group of part-solid nodule (PSN), and 1.7 months in the group of solid nodule (SON). During long-term postoperative observation time (median 79 months), 10-year progression-free survival rates were 100% in pGGN, 96% in PSN, and 72% in SON (P \ .0001). They decreased significantly depending on enlargement of size: 91% or higher

Journal

World Journal of SurgerySpringer Journals

Published: Feb 28, 2018

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