Is Lymph Node Dissection Required in Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma? Masatsugu Hamaji, MD, Stephen D. Cassivi, MD, K. Robert Shen, MD, Mark S. Allen, MD, Francis C. Nichols, MD, Claude Deschamps, MD, Dennis A. Wigle, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 6, Pages 1796-1800 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.049 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Estimated survival rate after pulmonary metastasectomy for metastasis from colorectal adenocarcinoma (black solid line = negative LND group; gray solid line = no LND group; dotted line = positive LND group). (LND = lymph node dissection.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1796-1800DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.049) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Estimated thoracic or mediastinal lymph node recurrence-free intervals after pulmonary metastasectomy (black solid line = negative LND group; gray solid line = no LND group; dotted line = positive LND group). (LN = lymph node; LND = lymph node dissection.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1796-1800DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.049) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions