The Frequency and Prognostic Impact of Pathological Microscopic Vascular Invasion According to Tumor Size in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

摘要

BACKGROUND: Microscopic vascular invasion (MVI) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been reported to be a strong predictor of poor outcomes but it has not been a descriptor of the TNM classification. The purposes of this study were to determine whether the presence of MVI is related to a predictor of poor outcomes and to explore the degree of MVI according to tumor size.