Because these reports showed a trend toward a higher locoregional recurrence rate in patients who underwent wedge resection than in those receiving segmentectomy ( 8 , 20 - 22 ), segmentectomy appears to be the more suitable surgical procedure in patients being considered for sublobar resection.
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Interstitial lung disease and wedge resection are poor prognostic factors for non-small cell lung cancer.
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