Intrapulmonary metastasis in resected pathologic stage IIIB non–small cell lung cancer: Possible contribution of aerogenous metastasis to the favorable outcome
Non–small cell lung cancer with pulmonary metastasis in the primary lobe (PM+) is classified as pathologic stage IIIB. Although stage IIIB PM+ indicates a poor prognosis, this stage includes various subgroups with heterogeneous clinical outcomes. The objective of this study was to extract a subgroup of patients with stage IIIB PM+ non–small cell lung cancer with a better prognosis and assess their biological characteristics and metastatic mechanisms.
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