Ib期上叶肺癌纵隔淋巴结清扫方式的研究

Research for Mediastinal Lymph Node Desection Style of Stage Ib Upper Lobe Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

背景与目的淋巴转移是肺癌最主要的转移途径,也是影响肺癌患者预后的主要因素之一。现有的研究显示上叶肺癌较之中、下叶肺癌更易发生区域性纵隔淋巴结转移。本研究回顾分析Ib期上叶非小细胞肺癌(nonsmall cell lung cancer,NSCLC)纵隔淋巴结清扫方式的选择及影响预后的相关因素。方法 147例行肺上叶完全性切除术的NSCLC患者,其中左肺上叶71例,右肺上叶76例。术后病理均为Ib期(T2aN0M0)。术中共清扫淋巴结925枚,其中纵隔淋巴结491枚(上纵隔组266枚,下纵隔组225枚)。采用Kaplan-Meier乘积法和Log-rank检验对患者进行单因素生存分析,采用Cox回归模型进行多因素生存分析。结果①单因素及多因素分析均显示:年龄、肿瘤直径及上纵隔淋巴结清扫站数是影响患者预后的重要因素;②对于Ib期右肺上叶NSCLC,#4组淋巴结与预后存在统计学意义(P=0.021),而对于Ib期左肺上叶NSCLC,#5组淋巴结与预后存在统计学意义(P=0.024)。结论对于Ib期上叶NSCLC而言,年龄、肿瘤直径及上纵隔淋巴结清扫站数是影响患者预后的重要因素;对于此类患者,采用肺叶特异性系统性淋巴结清扫或许是更为高效的手术方式。

Background and objective Lymphatic metastasis is the most important way for the spread of lung cancer and is one of the important factors affecting the prognosis. Existing studies showed that compared to middle or lower lobe NSCLC, upper lobe non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC） has a higher probability of occurring regional mediastinal lymph node metastasis. hTe purpose of this study is to research the prognostic factors and lymphadenectomy of stage Ib upper lobe NSCLC. Methods A retrospective study of 147 consecutive subjects （76 and 71 for right and letf upper lobe NSCLC respec-tively） who had undergone curative resection for stage Ib upper lobe NSCLC was performed. A total of 925 lymph nodes were removed during the surgery in all enrolled patients and a total of 491 mediastinal lymph nodes （266 and 225 for superior and inferior mediastinal lymph nodes respectively） were removed. Kaplan-Meier product method and Log-rank test were used for univariate survival analysis and Cox regression model was used for multivariate survival analysis. Results ①Both univariate and multivariate analysis showed that age, tumor size and number of removed superior mediastinal lymph node stations were the important prognostic factors of stage Ib upper lobe NSCLC;②For stage Ib right upper lobe NSCLC, station 4 lymph node was of statistical signiifcance to the prognosis （P=0.021）;while for stage Ib letf upper lobe NSCLC, station 5 lymph node was of statistical signiifcance to the prognosis （P=0.024）. Conclusion In surgically treated stage Ib upper lobe NSCLC patients, age, tumor size and number of removed superior mediastinal lymph node stations are the important prognostic factors. And in this kind of patients, lobe-speciifc systematic lymph node dissection may be a more effcient procedure during the surgery.