Meta-analysis of association between CT-based features and tumor spread through air spaces in lung adenocarcinoma
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(2020) 15:243
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open Access
Meta-analysis of association between CTbased features and tumor spread through air spaces in lung adenocarcinoma Qifan Yin1, Huien Wang1, Hongshang Cui1, Wenhao Wang1, Guang Yang1, Peng Qie1, Xuejiao Xun2, Shaohui Han1 and Huining Liu1*
Abstract Objective: Spread through air space (STAS) is a novel invasive pattern of lung adenocarcinoma and is also a risk factor for recurrence and worse prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma after sublobar resection. The aims of this study are to evaluate the association between computed tomography (CT)-based features and STAS for preoperative prediction of STAS in lung adenocarcinoma, eventually, which could help us choose appropriate surgical type. Methods: Systematic research was conducted to search for studies published before September 1, 2019. The association between CT-based features of radiological tumor size>2 cm、pure solid nodule、 part-solid nodule or Percentage of solid component (PSC)>50% and STAS was evaluated. According to rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eight studies including 2385 patients published between 2015 and 2018 were finally enrolled in our metaanalysis. Results: Our results clearly depicted that there is no significant relationship between radiological tumor size>2 cm and STAS with the combined OR of 1.47(95% CI:0.86–2.51). Meta-analysis of 3 studies showed that pure solid nodule in CT image were more likely to spread through air spaces with pooled OR of 3.10(95%CI2.17–4.43). Metaanalysis of 5 studies revealed the part-solid nodule in CT image may be more likely to appear STAS in adenocarcinoma (ADC) (combined OR:3.10,95%CI:2.17–4.43). PSC>50% in CT image was a significant independent predictor in the diagnosis of STAS in ADC from our meta-analysis with combined OR of 2.95(95%CI:1.88–4.63). Conclusion: In conclusion, The CT-based features of pure solid nodule、part-solid nodule、PSC>50% are promising imaging biomarkers for predicting STAS in ADC and may substantially influence the choice of surgical type. In future, more studies with well-designed and large-scale are needed to confirm the conclusion. Keywords: Spread through air spaces, CT-based features, Lung adenocarcinoma, Association, Meta-analysis
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hebei Provincal General Hospital, 348, West He-Ping Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the mate
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