Prognostic Stratification According to Size and Dominance of Radiologic Solid Component in Clinical Stage IA Lung Adenocarcinoma

Overview

Journal JTO Clin Res Rep

Date 2022 Feb 24

PMID 35199054

Authors

Masayuki Nakao

Katsunori Oikado

Yoshinao Sato

Kohei Hashimoto

Junji Ichinose

Yosuke Matsuura

Sakae Okumura

Hironori Ninomiya

Mingyon Mun

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Abstract

Introduction: Although several studies have investigated the prognostic significance of the radiographic appearance of stage IA lung adenocarcinoma, the prognostic impact of solid component size or consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR) of part-solid nodules (PSNs) still remains controversial. This study aimed to clarify the combined prognostic impact of the mentioned radiographic features of PSNs and compare it with that of pure solid nodules in the current TNM classification.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated 1014 patients with clinical stage IA (TNM eighth edition) adenocarcinoma who underwent curative resection. Overall survival (OS) and pathologic characteristics of pure solid nodules, solid-dominant PSNs (CTR > 0.5), and ground-glass opacity (GGO)-dominant PSNs (CTR ≤ 0.5) were compared according to T category.

Results: Patients with pure solid nodules (297 cases) had significantly shorter OS compared with those with PSNs (717 cases) ( < 0.001) but a marginal difference compared with those with solid-dominant PSNs (286 cases) ( = 0.051). No significant difference in OS was found according to T category in those with GGO-dominant PSNs (431 cases). Patients with cT1b and T1c solid-dominant PSNs had significantly worse prognosis compared with those with other PSNs and had comparable prognosis with those with cT1b pure solid nodules ( = 0.892). Higher frequency of nodal and lymphovascular involvement and pathologic upstaging was observed with T category progression in solid-dominant PSNs.

Conclusions: An hierarchy of prognosis and pathologic malignant characteristics was observed according to T category in patients with solid-dominant PSNs but not in those with GGO-dominant PSNs, suggesting the importance of classifying PSNs on the basis of solid component size and CTR for accurate prognostic comparison with pure solid nodules.

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