Abstract:Introduction Surgery is widely accepted today when downstaging of mediastinal lymph nodes after neoadjuvant therapy is achieved. However, the role of surgery in patients with persistent N2 disease is still controversial. This study aims to detail the diagnostic problems, prognostic features, and long-term survival of the persistent N2 non-small cell lung cancer patient group.
Patients and Methods One-hundred fifty patients who received neoadjuvant therapy and subsequently underwent resection, in-betw… Show more
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