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SUBMITTER: Chen T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5949458 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Tianxiang T Luo Jizhuang J Wang Rui R Gu Haiyong H Gu Yu Y Huang Qingyuan Q Wang Yiyang Y Zheng Jiajie J Yang Yunhai Y Zhao Heng H
Journal of thoracic disease 20180401 4
<h4>Background</h4>This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic difference between limited resection and lobectomy among elderly patients with small size lung adenocarcinoma.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 666 patients >65 years old with stage I lung adenocarcinoma and tumor size ≤2 cm were included. The patient survival was evaluated by disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). <b>Results:</b> No DFS or OS advantage was found between the lobectomy and wedge resection groups when tumor si ...[more]