Figure 2From: Long-term outcomes after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy versus lobectomy via open thoracotomy for clinical stage IA non-small cell lung cancer Five-year DFS (a) and OS (b) for patients with pathological stage IA NSCLC. The 5-year DFS rate was 91.5% in the VATS group and 93.8% in the thoracotomy group (p = 0.2662), and the 5-year OS rate was 94.8% in the VATS group and 96.2% in the thoracotomy group (p = 0.5545).Back to article page