Discrepancy Between Preoperative CT and Pathological Tumor Diameters in Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma and Its Association with Postoperative Recurrence
CT measurements tend to overestimate tumor size, and excessive overestimation (difference >3 mm) was independently associated with higher postoperative recurrence risk. Incorporating CT-pathology discrepancies into prognostic models may improve postoperative risk stratification.
Authors
- Hai Chen
- Mingxuan Lu
- Minxi Ding
- Han Zhang
- Qi Dai
- Jingfeng Zhang
- Jianjun Zheng
Institutions
- Shaoxing University (CN)
- Ningbo No. 2 Hospital (CN)
- Shaoxing People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Radiology
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2026.03.007
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00