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ArticleTranslational lung cancer research2021

Predictors of upstage and treatment strategies for stage IA lung cancers after sublobar resection for adenocarcinoma in situ and minimally invasive adenocarcinoma.

Hang Su, Chang Gu, Yunlang She, Long Xu, Ping Yang, Huikang Xie, Shengnan Zhao, Chunyan Wu, Dong Xie, Chang Chen

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Hang SuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chang GuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yunlang SheDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Long XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ping YangDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
Huikang XieDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shengnan ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chunyan WuDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Dong XieDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chang ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Tongji University · CNShanghai Pulmonary Hospital · CNMayo Clinic · US

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Abstract

backgroundInvasive adenocarcinoma intraoperatively underestimated as adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) or minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) based on frozen section (FS) is more likely to undergo insufficient resection. We aimed to investigate the predictors of upstage and treatment strategies for stage IA invasive adenocarcinoma after sublobar resection for AIS and MIA.

methodsWe identified 2,006 patients from January 2012 to December 2016 with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma who underwent sublobar resection based on FS diagnosis to guide surgical decision-making. All FS were categorized into three groups in real-time: (I) atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH), (II) AIS, and (III) MIA.

resultsA total of 272 (13.5%, 272/2,006) cases were upstaged in the final pathology (FP) diagnosis (82 AAH to AIS, 127 AIS to MIA, and nine AIS and 54 MIA to invasive adenocarcinoma), and most upstage cases (64.3%, 175/272) were attributed to sampling error. Multivariate logistic regression showed that tumor size ≥1 cm was the only independent predictor of upstage. The upstage of 209 cases to AIS or MIA had no influence on the therapy because the extent of their resection was enough. Of the 63 cases upstaged to invasive adenocarcinoma, only 13 cases agreed to receive complementary treatment: five patients underwent complementary lobectomy, and seven patients received chemotherapy. Two invasive adenocarcinoma cases without complementary treatment experienced a local recurrence after surgery. No recurrence was observed in AAH, AIS and MIA. No patient died until December 01, 2019.

conclusionsTimely complementary treatment is encouraged in AIS/MIA upstaged to invasive adenocarcinoma based on the FP after sublobar resection to avoid local recurrence. Pathologists should be more cautious about AIS and MIA with tumor size ≥1 cm to avoid underestimation and potentially insufficient resection.

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frozen section (FS)lung adenocarcinomaSublobar resection

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