Validation of the Eighth Edition Clinical T Categorization System for Clinical Stage IA, Resected Lung Adenocarcinomas: Prognostic Implications of the Ground-Glass Opacity Component

IntroductionThere is controversy regarding the clinical T (cT) category of lung adenocarcinomas that manifest as part-solid nodules (PSNs). We aimed to validate the cT category and to evaluate the independent prognostic role of the nodule type (i.e., part-solid versus solid).MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated the prognostic value of clinico-radiologic factors regarding the overall survival of patients with clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinomas...