General thoracic surgery
Oncologic outcomes of segmentectomy compared with lobectomy for clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: Propensity score–matched analysis in a multicenter study

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Objective

Our objective was to compare the oncologic outcomes of lobectomy and segmentectomy for clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma.

Methods

We examined 481 of 618 consecutive patients with clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma who underwent lobectomy or segmentectomy after preoperative high-resolution computed tomography and F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. Patients (n = 137) who underwent wedge resection were excluded. Lobectomy (n = 383) and segmentectomy (n = 98) as well as surgical results were analyzed for all patients and their propensity score–matched pairs.

Results

Recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were not significantly different between patients undergoing lobectomy (3-year RFS, 87.3%; 3-year OS, 94.1%) and segmentectomy (3-year RFS, 91.4%; hazard ratio [HR], 0.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.27-1.20; P = .14; 3-year OS, 96.9%; HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.17-1.38; P = .18). Significant differences in clinical factors such as solid tumor size (P < .001), maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) (P < .001), and tumor location (side, P = .005; lobe, P = .001) were observed between both treatment groups. In 81 propensity score–matched pairs including variables such as age, gender, solid tumor size, SUVmax, side, and lobe, RFS and OS were similar between patients undergoing lobectomy (3-year RFS, 92.9%, 3-year OS, 93.2%) and segmentectomy (3-year RFS, 90.9%; 3-year OS, 95.7%).

Conclusions

Segmentectomy is suitable for clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma, with survivals equivalent to those of standard lobectomy.

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

CI
confidence interval
FDG-PET/CT
[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
GGO
ground-glass opacity
HRCT
high-resolution computed tomography
NSCLC
non–small cell lung cancer
OS
overall survival
RFS
recurrence-free survival
SUVmax
maximum standardized uptake value

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