Naruke T, Suemasu K, Ishikawa S
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 Feb;71(2):279-85.
A series of cases of lung cancer were analyzed, with particular attention to the relationship between the presence of lymph node metastases and the prognosis for surgical intervention. The cases are classified into four clinical stages and a detailed classification of histologically proved lymph node metastasis and pleural involvement is presented. Results indicate that the presence of mediastinal lymph node metastasis, especially in cases with squamous-cell carcinoma and negative subcarinal lymph node, does not contraindicate surgical treatment.
对一系列肺癌病例进行了分析，特别关注淋巴结转移的存在与手术干预预后之间的关系。这些病例被分为四个临床阶段，并给出了经组织学证实的淋巴结转移和胸膜受累的详细分类。结果表明，纵隔淋巴结转移的存在，特别是在鳞状细胞癌且隆突下淋巴结阴性的病例中，并不排除手术治疗。
