title: Prediction of recurrence after complete resection in patients with NSCLC.
abstract: A proportion of lung cancer patients develop recurrence, even after curative resection. This study reviewed the literature, focusing on the key words: recurrence, relapse, relapse-free survival, disease-free survival (DFS), surgery, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), not overall survival (OS) to evaluate the post-operative risk factors for tumor recurrence after surgery. This article reviews the current status and progress on this subject.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan. hidetaka@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uramoto
authors.forename: Fumihiro
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors