title: Anatomic segmentectomy and brachytherapy mesh implantation for clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sublobar wedge resection is associated with an increased risk of locoregional recurrence (15-20%) compared with lobectomy for early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We have previously shown that the addition of brachytherapy mesh at the time of sublobar resection might decrease the risk of local recurrence in this setting, equivalent to that of lobectomy [Santos et al. Surgery 2003;134:691-7]. In the current study, we evaluated the impact of brachytherapy mesh implantation after formal anatomic segmentectomy on local recurrence rates in the management of clinical stage I NSCLC.
  
  
  METHODS
  We undertook a retrospective review of 369 patients undergoing anatomic segmentectomy for clinical stage I NSCLC from 2002 to 2010 with (n = 155) or without (n = 214) the use of I(131) brachytherapy mesh applied over the staple line. The primary end point was local recurrence. Secondary end points included morbidity, mortality, and recurrence-free survival.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients undergoing brachytherapy mesh implantation were older (71.0 vs 69.0 years, P = .03) and had larger tumors (2.3 cm vs 2.0 cm, P = .001) compared with those treated without mesh. There were no differences noted in sex, histology, or tumor stage. Overall mortality was 1.1% (mesh, 0.6%; no mesh 1.4%). Perioperative morbidity was similar in patients receiving mesh (45.8% vs 37.4%, P = .11). At a mean follow-up of 32.9 months, the overall local recurrence rate was 5.4% (mesh: 6.4% vs no mesh: 4.6%, P = .49). Five-year actuarial freedom from local recurrence was 92% in the mesh group, and 90% in patients undergoing segmentectomy without mesh (P = .24).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It appears that the local recurrence noted with non-anatomic wedge resection is not an equivalent concern when anatomic segmentectomy with adequate margins are obtained. This implies that adjuvant brachytherapy after anatomic segmentectomy is not required for local control, thus avoiding the costs of radiation therapy and its associated potential toxicity. These data also suggest that proper anatomic segmentectomy alone may be associated with local recurrence rates similar to those of anatomic lobectomy in the setting of clinical stage I NSCLC.
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Joshua P
authors: JP
authors: Landreneau
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: schuchertmj@upmc.edu.
authors: Matthew J
authors: MJ
authors: Schuchert
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Weyant
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Ghulam
authors: G
authors: Abbas
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Joseph J
authors: JJ
authors: Wizorek
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Omar
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authors: Awais
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Margaret M
authors: MM
authors: Reamer
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: James D
authors: JD
authors: Luketich
authors: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Rodney J
authors: RJ
authors: Landreneau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes