%0 Journal Article %T Spread through air spaces affects survival and recurrence of patients with clinical stage IA non-small cell lung cancer after wedge resection %A Katsuyuki Suzuki %A Makoto Endo %A Naoki Yanagawa %A Satoshi Shiono %J SCIE-indexed Journal %D 2020 %R 10.21037/jtd.2020.04.47 %X Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide (1). The significance of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer detection has been recognized (2), and small-sized lung cancers are being found more frequently. Sublobar resection is considered an alternative to lobectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or compromise NSCLC cases. Since randomized control studies comparing lobectomy with sublobar resection for small-sized lung cancers are ongoing, and the results have not yet been shown (3,4), lobectomy remains the standard surgical treatment, based on a previous randomized control study (5). On the other hand, sublobar resection is associated with lower morbidity rates, a shorter hospital stay, and better preservation of pulmonary function compared with lobectomy (6) %U http://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/39525/html