Prognostic Factors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Less Than 3 Centimeters Actuarial Analysis, Accumulative Incidence and Risk Groups》.pdf

Arch Bronconeumol. 2015;51(9):431–439 w w w. archbr o nco neumol .org Original Article Prognostic Factors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Less Than 3 Centimeters: Actuarial Analysis, Accumulative Incidence and Risk Groups Juan ˜ a,∗ b ˜ c b C. Penalver Cuesta, Carlos Jordá Aragón, Nuria Mancheno Franch, José A. Cerón Navarro, Karol de Aguiar Quevedo,a Miguel Arrarás Martínez,a Francisco J. Vera Sempere,c Jose D. Padilla Alarcóna a Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (FIVO), Valencia, Spain b Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain c Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Introduction: In TNM classification, factors determining the tumor (T) component in non-small cell lung Received 22 October 2014 cancer have scarcely changed over time and are still based solely on anatomical features. Our objective Accepted 20 November 2014 was to study the influence of these and other morphopathological factors on survival. Available online 2 July 2015 Methods: A total of 263 patients undergoing lung resection due to stage I non-small cell lung cancer ≤3 cm in diameter were studied. A survival analysis and competing-risk estimate study was