Lymph but Not Blood Vessel Invasion Is Independent Prognostic in Lung Cancer Patients Treated by VATS-Lobectomy and Might Represent a Future Upstaging Factor for Early Stages

Lymph but Not Blood Vessel Invasion Is Independent Prognostic in Lung Cancer Patients Treated by VATS-Lobectomy and Might Represent a Future Upstaging Factor for Early Stages

Lung cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The patient’s outcome depends on tumor size, lymph node involvement and metastatic spread at the time of diagnosis. The prognostic value of lymph and blood vessel invasion, however, is still insufficiently investigated. We ret...

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Main Authors: Melanie Biesinger, Nele Eicken, Alexander Varga, Michael Weber, Milos Brndiar, Georg Erd, Peter Errhalt, Klaus Hackner, Sarah Hintermair, Alexander Petter-Puchner, Axel Scheed, Elisabeth Stubenberger, Bahil Ghanim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
lung cancer
staging
lymph vessel invasion
blood vessel invasion
prognostic factor
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/8/1893

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