Commentary


Early detection and early treatment of lung cancer: risks and benefits

Giulia Veronesi, Pierluigi Novellis, Emanuele Voulaz, Marco Alloisio

Abstract

The paper by Zhu and colleagues (1) on the clinical characteristics of primary peripheral lung adenocarcinomas is notable for showing that lesions up to 1 cm in diameter have different clinical characteristics to, and better survival than, lesions 1.1–2.0 cm. The authors coined the term “micro-sized” to describe these adenocarcinomas up to 1 cm, and suggested they might be adequately treated by sublobar resection without mediastinal lymph node dissection.

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