title: Analysis of prognostic factors in patients with resected peripheral T1 adenocarcinoma of the lung.
abstract: Prognostic factors in patients with surgically-treated peripheral T1 (< or = 3 cm in greatest diameter) adenocarcinoma of the lung were analyzed in 45 cases. Statistical difference in survival was observed between stages I + II and III + IV (p < 0.05). However, neither sex, age, location of tumor, histological subtype, histological grade, tumor ploidy, nor presence of central fibrosis was of prognostic determinance. Our results suggest that only clinical stage is of prognostic importance in surgically-treated peripheral T1 adenocarcinoma of the lung.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pathology, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizushima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miwa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D015996:Survival Rate