A Clinical Study of the Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Early Recurrence in Patients who Underwent Complete Resection for Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Both tumor size and SUVmax are possible predictors of early recurrence after curative resection in patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Although it is impossible to determine the SUVmax as an independent prognostic factor, the SUVmax may be one of the predictors of early hematogenous recurrence in surgically treated pulmonary adenocarcinoma.