Lymphatic vascular invasion: Diagnostic variability and overall survival impact on patients undergoing surgical resection
Lymphatic vascular invasion positive varies based on hospital location/type and population, but it was associated with a decrement in overall survival that was independent of pathologic T/N/overall stage, histology, and tumor grade. Lymphatic vascular invasion must be standardized and considered as a staging variable and should be considered as a sole determinant for prognosis, especially for those with earlier-stage and smaller tumors.
Authors
- Toni Pacioles
- Yousef Shweihat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2174-9785)
- Jaikirshan Khatri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0315-3219)
- Dani S. Zander
- John C. Flíckinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6900-1384)
- Malcolm M. DeCamp
- Kemnasom Nwanwene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6827-7741)
- Muhammad Jamil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7343-6732)
- Thomas W. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9174-9874)
- John M. Varlotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7759-2951)
- Negar Rassaei
- Rick Voland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0500-265X)
- Khuram Anwar
- Maria Tria Tirona
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Marshall Health (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Marshall University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.08.012
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26