P2.16-25 Lower Hiliar Lymph Node Upstaging in Early NSCLC Vats Surgery is Related to Tumor Location and Does Not Afect Survival

VATS lymph node dissection.

Lymph node volume predicts survival but not nodal clearance in Stage IIIA-IIIB NSCLC

BACKGROUND Locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) patients have poorer survival and local control with mediastinal node (N2) tumor involvement at resection. Earlier assessment of nodal burden could inform clinical decision-making prior to surgery. This study evaluated the association between clinical outcomes and lymph node volume before and after neoadjuvant therapy. MATERIAL...

Prediction of lymph node metastases in NSCLC

Purpose: To distinguish between benign and malignant mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with NSCLC by comparing 2D and semiautomated 3D measurements in FDG-PET-CT. Patients, material, methods: FDG-PET-CT was performed in 46 patients prior to therapy. 299 mediastinal lymph-nodes were evaluated independently by two radiologists, both manually and by semi-automatic segmentation software. Longest-...

Research Article Ki-67 Expression in CRC Lymph Node Metastasis Does Not Predict Survival

1Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal 2ICVS/3B’s-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal 3Surgery Department, Hospitalar Center Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Unidade Hospitalar de Chaves, Avenida Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 5400-279 Ch...

Ki-67 Expression in CRC Lymph Node Metastasis Does Not Predict Survival

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies and a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Molecular markers may improve clinicopathologic staging and provide a basis to guide novel therapeutic strategies which target specific tumour-associated molecules according to individual tumour biology; however, so far, no ideal molecular marker has been found to predict disease progression....