A retrospective clinicopathological study of lung adenocarcinoma: Total tumor size can predict subtypes and lymph node involvement

作者：Chen, Cheng; Chen, Zhijun; Cao, Hanbo; Yan, Jinggang; Wang, Zhaoyu; Le, Hanbo; Weng, Jingjing; Zhang, Yongkui^*

来源：Clinical Imaging, 2018, 47: 52-56.

DOI：10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.08.009

• Adenocarcinoma in situ
• Invasive adenocarcinoma
• Lymph node involvement
• Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma
• Total tumor size

Purpose: To analyze the predictive ability of total tumor size in lung adenocarcinoma subtype and lymph node involvement.
Materials and methods: 1018 patients, <= 3 cm tumor, were enrolled. The maximum diameter and other variables of each tumor were measured.
Results: The optimal cut-off value for total tumor size in differentiating AIS and MIA from IAC was < 1.15 cm, in distinguishing lymph node involvement, it was 1.65 cm.
Conclusions: Total tumor size could be a reliable predictor of lung adenocarcinoma subtype and lymph node involvement irrespective of ground glass, part solid and solid characteristics.

• 出版日期2018-2
• 单位舟山医院; 温州医科大学