Motoaki Yasukawa1,2, Takeshi Kawaguchi3, Michitaka Kimura4, Takashi Tojo4, Shigeki Taniguchi3. 1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Nara, Japan; mo_yasukawa@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Surgery, Osaka Kaisei Hospital, Osaka, Japan. 3. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Nara, Japan. 4. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Chuwa Hospital, Nara, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) has been recommended for patients with suspected lung cancer. However, its diagnostic value is limited to small lesions, and some studies have indicated that biopsy might be related to metastasis and/or dissemination. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes after preoperative TBLB for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were reviewed from 371 patients with resected pN0 NSCLC less than 3-cm. Patients were divided into two groups: TBLB and Non-TBLB. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) curves were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate the hazard ratio (HR) with the endpoint RFS. RESULTS: The 5-year RFS rates were 75.5% in the TBLB group and 91.4% in the Non-TBLB group (p<0.001). Poor RFS was independently associated with TBLB (HR=2.491, 95%CI=1.337-4.640; p=0.004). CONCLUSION: Preoperative TBLB may adversely affect RFS among NSCLC patients with small size tumours. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) has been recommended for patients with suspected lung cancer. However, its diagnostic value is limited to small lesions, and some studies have indicated that biopsy might be related to metastasis and/or dissemination. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes after preoperative TBLB for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were reviewed from 371 patients with resected pN0 NSCLC less than 3-cm. Patients were divided into two groups: TBLB and Non-TBLB. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) curves were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate the hazard ratio (HR) with the endpoint RFS. RESULTS: The 5-year RFS rates were 75.5% in the TBLB group and 91.4% in the Non-TBLB group (p<0.001). Poor RFS was independently associated with TBLB (HR=2.491, 95%CI=1.337-4.640; p=0.004). CONCLUSION: Preoperative TBLB may adversely affect RFS among NSCLCpatients with small size tumours. Copyright
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