To the Editor:Lung cancer leads to the largest number of cancer-associated deaths in the world.As the main means of the spreading of lung cancer,lymph node metastasis is related to the strategy for its treatment and t...To the Editor:Lung cancer leads to the largest number of cancer-associated deaths in the world.As the main means of the spreading of lung cancer,lymph node metastasis is related to the strategy for its treatment and the prognosis of the patients.[1]According to guidelines of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network,once mediastinal lymph nodes have been involved,patients are considered to have reached an advanced stage of lung cancer,and the treatment strategy should be different.[2]Computed tomography(CT)is a common method for the preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis among lung cancer patients.However,not all abnormal lymph nodes can be recognized preoperatively with CT.Thus,more accurate prediction of lymph node metastasis is important for lung cancer treatment.展开更多
基金Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2020HM234)
文摘To the Editor:Lung cancer leads to the largest number of cancer-associated deaths in the world.As the main means of the spreading of lung cancer,lymph node metastasis is related to the strategy for its treatment and the prognosis of the patients.[1]According to guidelines of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network,once mediastinal lymph nodes have been involved,patients are considered to have reached an advanced stage of lung cancer,and the treatment strategy should be different.[2]Computed tomography(CT)is a common method for the preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis among lung cancer patients.However,not all abnormal lymph nodes can be recognized preoperatively with CT.Thus,more accurate prediction of lymph node metastasis is important for lung cancer treatment.
