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Prognostic impact of tumour spread through air space in radiological subsolid and pure solid lung adenocarcinoma.

Authors :
Zhong, Yifan
Xu, Yong
Deng, Jiajun
Wang, Tingting
Sun, Xiwen
Chen, Donglai
Wu, Chunyan
Hou, Likun
Xie, Huikang
She, Yunlang
Xie, Dong
Chen, Chang
Source :
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Mar2021, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p624-632. 9p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between ground-glass opacity (GGO) and tumour spread through air space (STAS), as well as their joint influence on the prognosis of stage I lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS A total of 620 consecutive patients with surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma between January 2011 and December 2012 were reviewed retrospectively. The relevance of STAS and GGO was analysed by logistic regression, and their prognostic significance was investigated via the Kaplan–Meier method and Cox regression models. Furthermore, to determine the magnitude of the prognostic impact of GGO and STAS, we respectively performed survival analysis in subgroups according to the presence of STAS and GGO. RESULTS Of all 620 cases, 26.7% were positive for STAS, and 32.9% had a GGO component. STAS was present in 10.8% of part-solid lesions and 34.9% of pure solid nodules (P  < 0.001). Lepidic-predominant histologic subtype, GGO component and pathological T stage exhibited significant relevance to the presence of STAS. For the whole population, STAS and GGO component were each revealed as independent predictors for overall survival and recurrence-free survival (each with P  < 0.001). Interestingly, in the GGO-present subgroup, STAS failed to significantly stratify prognosis. However, in the STAS-positive subgroup, the presence of a GGO component was independently associated with favourable oncological results. CONCLUSIONS STAS is associated with a GGO component, and each factor was a significant predictor for the prognosis of stage I lung adenocarcinoma. Moreover, the favourable prognostic impact of a GGO component was greater than the adverse prognostic influence of STAS, indicating that GGO is a more reliable prognostic predictor in stage I lung adenocarcinoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10107940
Volume :
59
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
149892319
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaa361