To be fair, he told Me in advance that if path showed malignancy he would Go immediately to lobectomy. He also Told Me there was only a 25% chance it would be malignant. I was a bit panicked and just wanted it all over with.

He did a wedge resection with the tumor and sent it to pathologist who knew it was Coming. He said it’s malignant and surgeon went back to work. The staging came afterwards. No chemo. I deferred to the collective wisdom. Not a terrible idea but neither is exploring less traumatic options.

I am reading studies that suggest if it is early stage and margins and nodes are clean the wedge resection is as reliable for preventing recurrence. . So discuss it with your Mom’s surgeon Up front.