Impact of tumor size on outcomes after anatomic lung resection for stage 1A non–small cell lung cancer based on the current staging system Shamus R. Carr, MD, Matthew J. Schuchert, MD, Arjun Pennathur, MD, David O. Wilson, MD, Jill M. Siegfried, PhD, James D. Luketich, MD, Rodney J. Landreneau, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 143, Issue 2, Pages 390-397 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.023 Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Recurrence-free survival of all patients undergoing resection of pathologic stage 1A NSCLC (red). A significant difference in survival is noted when comparing T1a (blue) and T1b (green) tumors (P = .027). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 390-397DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.023) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Recurrence-free survival for T1a and T1b tumors stratified by segmentectomy (A) and lobectomy (B). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 390-397DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.023) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Recurrence-free survival curves comparing outcomes after segmentectomy or lobectomy for T1a (A) and T1b (B) tumors. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 390-397DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.023) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Cancer-specific survival curves comparing outcomes after segmentectomy or lobectomy for T1a (A) and T1b (B) tumors. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 390-397DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.023) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions