Beyond Borders: Reevaluating Segmentectomy as a Viable Option for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Visceral Pleural Invasion

Segmentectomy vs Lobectomy for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Visceral Pleural InvasionThe Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPreviewRecent prospective trials have demonstrated the noninferiority of segmentectomy to lobectomy in the surgical management of early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It remains unknown, however, whether segmentectomy is sufficient for treating small tumors with visceral pleural invasion (VPI), a known indicator of aggressive disease biology and poor prognosis in NSCLC. Full-Text PDF