Table 1.

Advantages and Disadvantages of surgeries for early stage lung cancer

Surgery	Advantages	Disadvantages
1) Lobectomy	Lowest recurrence rate Entire tumor and lymph nodes removed	Greater loss of lung function More extensive and lengthier procedure
2) Segmentectomy	Preservation of lung function Low recurrence rate Better tolerated in patients with comorbid medical conditions Greater number of lymph node dissected than wedge resection Better surgical margin compared to wedge resection	Technically challenging Recurrence rate not clearly equal to lobectomy
3) Wedge Resection	Preservation of lung function Better tolerated in patients with comorbid medical conditions Shorter operative time	Highest recurrence rate Lung tissue removed with disregard to anatomy Surgical margins may be less sufficient Cannot remove intrapulmonary (N1) lymph nodes Mediastinal lymph node dissection often limited or not performed