Open AccessSpread through air spaces in lung cancer patients is a risk factor for pulmonary metastasis after surgery
Author(s) -
Satoshi Shiono,
Makoto Endo,
Katsuyuki Suzuki,
Kazuki Hayasaka,
Naoki Yanagawa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.21
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , lung cancer , risk factor , univariate analysis , lung , cancer , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , mediastinal lymph node , stage (stratigraphy) , multivariate analysis , metastasis , pneumonectomy , radiology , paleontology , biology
Spread through air spaces (STAS) is regarded as a significant risk factor for lung cancer recurrence. STAS consists of micropapillary clusters, solid nests, or single cells beyond the edge of the tumor into air spaces in the surrounding lung parenchyma. However, the patterns of lung cancer recurrence have not been clarified in patients with STAS. The aim of this study was to explore STAS and recurrence patterns in patients who underwent lung cancer surgery.