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Lung Cancer | Last Active: May 25, 2023 | Replies (30)

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@lilly2

Hi there, So I finally had my wedge resection with ample margins for. According to pathology report module was pt1b , negative for lymph node involvement. Although only afew stations were checked 7, 4Runner, 4 L. I’m feeling worried cause I’m reading that 10 lymph nodes at least should be checked according to many trials to ensure accurate staging.Plus my report mentions Stas spread through airspace and says its present. I’m not sure to what extent.I think my surgeon said “ is Stas even proven “? From what I see it is proven some believe it could be artifact from knife cutting n spreading the cells.Im reading that if Stas is present wedge resection is not optimal. Stas has a poor prognostic and if Lobectomy is completed Stas doesn’t carry its weight and seems to have no affect on overall survival. My question is has anyone else had Stas present on surgical biopsy if so did you have a Lobectomy. Thanks, lilly

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Hi Lilly- WOW, you've certainly done a good job researching your cancer. It can be pretty confusing, eh? Personally, I have never heard of STAS so I did my own research. Do you know how many things have STAS as their acronym?

I found this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7354155/

I also found this study done pretty recently 2020. It has a more positive consideration for future surgery and results:
https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-020-07200-w
It's my feeling that a comprehensive conversation should take place concerning possible treatments at this stage, having DNA testing to see what anomalies there are and your next tests. If your present doctor doubts the existence of a particular finding and you don't feel this way I would get a second opinion!

At this point that may already have happened?