A clinicopathological study of resected adenocarcinoma 2 cm or less in diameter Norihiko Ikeda, MD, PhD, Junichi Maeda, MD, Koichi Yashima, MD, Masahiro Tsuboi, MD, Harubumi Kato, MD, PhD, Soichi Akada, MD, PhD, Shinya Okada, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 3, Pages 1011-1016 (September 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.048
Fig 1 Thin section computed tomographic scan of lung cancer depicting solid attenuation and ground-glass opacity (GGO). The largest area of tumor (solid line) and solid attenuation (dotted line) were decided based on this film. The proportion of GGO area to the entire tumor was defined; GGO ratio = (maximum GGO − maximum consolidation)/maximum GGO. Max GGO (solid arrow); Max consolidation (dotted arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1011-1016DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.048)
Fig 2 Five-year survival rate of adenocarcinoma less than or equal to 2 cm was 88.0%. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1011-1016DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.048)
Fig 3 Five-year survival rate according to tumor size. Less than or equal to 1 cm = 96.7%, 1.0–1.5 cm = 81.6%, 1.5–2.0 cm = 84.4%. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1011-1016DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.048)
Fig 4 Five-year survival rate according to the proportion of ground-glass opacity (GGO) area. A GGO dominant patient indicated a 100% 5-year survival, whereas patients exhibiting a GGO area less than 50% indicated an 83.9% 5-year survival. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1011-1016DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.048)
Fig 5 Five-year survival rate according to the Noguchi classification. Noguchi A, B indicated a 100% 5-year survival, type C indicated a 97.4% 5-year survival, and types D, E, and F, indicated a 67.1% 5-year survival, respectively. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1011-1016DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.048)