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Segmentectomy achieves comparable survival outcomes compared to lobectomy in peripheral ≤3 cm non-small cell lung cancer with occult lymph node metastases

Yuting Chen, Jie Wang, Xusheng Ding, Chunnan Liu, Yueren Yan, Yifu Sun, Chongze Yuan, Shanbo Zheng, Longlong Shao, Yunjian Pan, Hang Li, Yiliang Zhang, Xiaoyang Luo, Yawei Zhang, Jiaqing Xiang, Hong Hu, Yihua Sun

Abstract

While lobectomy remains the standard surgical approach for ≤3 cm non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), growing evidence suggests that segmentectomy offers comparable survival outcomes. However, whether segmentectomy provides similar prognostic benefit in patients with occult lymph node metastases remains unclear.

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