The results of the study were highly significant: only 16.7% of wedge resections met criteria for high-quality surgery (negative margins and ≥5 lymph nodes sampled), and only these high-quality resections were associated with a survival advantage over stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) In contrast, wedge resections with positive margins provided no survival benefit over SBRT, emphasizing the critical importance of both margin status and nodal evaluation ( 11 ).
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The evolving role of wedge resection in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: a literature review.
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