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    P2.02 - Poster Session/ Treatment of Localized Disease – NSCLC (ID 210)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Poster
    • Track: Treatment of Localized Disease - NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.02-013 - Strategy of Management for Synchronous Pure GGOs Detected in Patients Undergoing Resection for Primary NSCLC (ID 2599)

      09:30 - 17:00  |  Author(s): Y. Ren

      • Abstract

      Background:
      It is quite common to discover some synchronous pure ground-glass opacity (GGO) nodules in other lobes beside the operable primary tumor on initial CT scans, while the appropriate surgical strategy for these pure GGOs remains controversial.

      Methods:
      We included patients with primary tumor lesion and pure GGOs in different lobes between June 2010 and December 2013. The radiographic manifestations of all GGOs, pathologic features of resected GGOs and follow-up outcomes of unresected GGOs were analyzed to make clear which GGOs should be resected concomitantly with the primary tumor.

      Results:
      A total of 59 patients with 72 pure GGOs were included, of which, 29 were resected at the primary surgery and 43 were left behind and followed up. In the resection group, 8 (27.6%) were invasive or minimally invasive lesions, 12 (41.4%) were preinvasive lesions and 9 (31%) were benign lesions. In the follow-up group, 7 nodules grew, and the growth rate was 16.3% (7 of 43) on a per-nodule basis, and 19.4% (7 of 36) on per-person basis. In all, concomitant resection at the primary surgery was considered for 15 of 72 GGOs (8 malignant lesions and 7 growth lesions). Multivariate analysis showed that the initial size was an independent risk factor for these GGOs (P=0.011), and a cut-off value was calculated as 9.9 mm by receiver operating curve (ROC) curve analysis. Tabel Predictors for synchronous GGO nodules which need concomitant resection

      Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
      P value OR P value OR
      Age at operation 0.056 1.075 0.872 1.01
      Sex 0.279 0.527
      Smoking 0.136 2.667
      Size <0.001 18.733 0.011 10.922
      Location
      LUL Reference
      LLL 0.345 0.333
      RUL 0.217 0.381
      RML 0.577 1.778
      RLL 0.886 0.889
      Location of primary lesion
      Ipsilateral Reference
      Contralateral 0.334 1.8
      Shape
      Round Reference
      Oral 0.584 1.625
      Irregular 0.349 2.275
      Margin
      Smooth Reference
      Lobulated 0.629 1.4
      Spiculated 0.125 3.111
      Air bronchogram 0.001 8 0.355 2.199
      Bubble lucency 0.024 6.545 0.274 3.356
      Pleural tag 0.006 6.933 0.175 3.724
      Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      About 20% of synchronous pure GGO nodules should need surgical treatment at the time of primary operation, and a lesion size of more than 9.9 mm is an effective discriminator of these GGOs. As to the unresected GGOs, a close follow-up is always indispensible.