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Table 4 Survival and recurrence

From: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery vs Thoracotomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Greater Than 5 cm: Is VATS a feasible approach for large tumors?

Variables

VATS (n = 24)

Thoracotomy (n = 36)

P Values

Recurrence free survival(months)

53.29

37.65

0.031

Recurrence (%)

 1-year

81.2

78.8

 

 3-year

81.2

50.2

 

Overall survival (months)

51.31

38.49

0.056

Survival (%)

 1-year

77.6

82.9

 

 3-year

77.6

57.2