Radiofrequency Ablation for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Management of Locoregional Recurrence Michael Lanuti, MD, Amita Sharma, MD, Henning Willers, MD, Subba R. Digumarthy, MD, Douglas J. Mathisen, MD, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 921-928 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.043 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Observed failure pattern after initial lung radiofrequency ablation treatment. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 921-928DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.043) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Overall survival in the cohort of 45 patients was 67% at 3 years and 31% at 5 years; median survival was 44.3 months. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 921-928DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.043) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Median disease-free survival, stratified by tumor size, was 29 months for tumors > 3 cm (squares) and 59 months for tumors < 3 cm (circles). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 921-928DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.043) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 (A) Overall and (B) disease-free survival stratified by the presence (circles) or absence (squares) of locoregional recurrence. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 921-928DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.043) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions