The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Sep 2022
Importance of tumor size in resectable stage III-N2 non-small cell lung cancer.
The 8th TNM edition classifies stage III-N2 disease as IIIA and IIIB based on a tumor size cutoff of 5 cm. However, the importance of tumor size on survival in patients with resectable stage III-N2 disease has not been analyzed systematically. ⋯ These results support the redefinition of tumors greater than 5 cm with resectable N2 disease to stage IIIB. This change should help to refine the multimodality approach for stage III-N2 lung cancer.