Background. Visceral pleura invasion (VPI) by non-small cell lung cancer is a factor of poor
prognosis. A tumor of any size that invades the visceral pleura is classified as T2. Few …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify the prognostic significance of visceral
pleura invasion in T2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials and methods: Between …

BACKGROUND: A tumor of any size that invades the visceral pleura is classified in the T2
category; however, the definition of the visceral pleural involvement has remained …

OBJECTIVE: Although visceral pleural invasion by non-small cell lung cancer is considered
a poor-prognostic factor, further information is lacking, especially in relation to other …

BACKGROUND: In this study, we investigated visceral pleural invasion (VPI) as a poor
prognostic factor in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) according to the 7th …

Introduction: No analyses have been reported on the impact of visceral pleura invasion (VPI)
on staging, in relation with the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer …

OBJECTIVES Although the prognostic implications of visceral pleural invasion (VPI) are well
established, it remains controversial whether the extent of VPI affects survival in patients with …

Background and Objectives Visceral pleural invasion (VPI) is considered a poor prognostic
factor in non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We aimed to analyze the effect of VPI on …

OBJECTIVE: The definition of visceral pleural invasion in lung cancer TNM classification of
the International Union Against Cancer lacks detail. The purpose of this study was to …

Background The prognostic effect of visceral pleural invasion remains controversial when a
tumor is less than 3 cm in stage I non-small cell lung cancer patients. We conducted this …