Rethinking the Selection of Pathological T-Classification for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Varying Degrees of Visceral Pleural Invasion: A SEER-Based Study
BackgroundThe T classification of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was upgraded from T1 to T2 when accompanied by visceral pleural invasion (VPI). However, the association between VPI and prognostic outcomes was obscure in NSCLC patients with ≤3 cm tumor size (TS), which leaded the controversy o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.902710/full |