Prognostic significance of histologic differentiation, carcinoembryonic antigen value, and lymphovascular invasion in stage I non–small cell lung cancer Shuenn-Wen Kuo, MD, Jin-Shing Chen, MD, PhD, Pei-Ming Huang, MD, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, MD, PhD, Hong-Shiee Lai, MD, PhD, Jang- Ming Lee, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 4, Pages 1200-1207.e3 (October 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.038 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A, Overall survival of patients with different stages. B, Progression-free survival of patients with different stages. C and D, Patients with stage I disease and different numbers of risk factors. The 4 risk factors included histologic differentiation, preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen value, lymphovascular invasion, and tumor size > 2 cm. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1200-1207.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.038) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Progression-free survival of patients with stage IA stratified by (A) histologic differentiation and (B) preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) value. Progression-free survival of patients with stage I stratified by (C) histologic differentiation, (D) preoperative serum CEA value, (E) lymphovascular invasion, and (F) tumor size. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1200-1207.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.038) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions