Table 3.
Details of the 11 wedge resections using 12 radiofrequency identification (RFID) markers
| Patient | Lesion | Size on CT (mm) | C/T ratio | Depth from the pleura (mm) | Distance to the lesion (mm) | Marker depth (mm) | Pathology | Macroscopic margin (mm) | Pathological margin (mm) | p-TNM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rt S10 | 6.0 | 100 | 2 | 5 | 7 | AD | 15 | 13 | T1a N0 M0 |
| 2 | Lt S6 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14 | MIA | 12 | 10 | T1mi N0 M0 |
| 3 | Lt S6 | 11.0 | 100 | 11 | 4.3 | 14.8 | AD | 13 | 12 | T1b N0 M0 |
| 4 | Rt S3 | 4.0 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 8 | Meta | 10 | 10 | – |
| 5 | Rt S1 | 3.0 | 100 | 20 | 8 | 16.5 | Meta | 14 | 12 | – |
| 6 | Lt S1+2 | 6.0 | 100 | 17 | 0 | 17 | Granuloma | 9 | 10 | – |
| 7 | Lt S1+2 | 10.0 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 3 | AD | 11 | 10 | T1a N0 M0 |
| 8 | Lt S3 | 8.2 | 0 | 20.6 | 12 | 22 | AIS | 10 | 8 | Tis N0 M0 |
| 13 | 11 | |||||||||
| 9 | Lt S1+2 | 5.1 | 0 | 9.1 | 0 | 10 | MIA | 14 | 12 | T1mi N0 M0 |
| 10 | Lt S10 | 6.0 | 33.3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Meta | 10 | 11 | – |
| 11∗ | Rt S3 | 10.1 | 100 | 26 | 12.5 | 42 | AD | 12 | 11 | T1b N0 M0 |
| Mean ± SD | 6.8 ± 2.7 | 63.2 ± 45.8 | 11.4 ± 8.4 | 6.7 ± 5.2 | 14.4 ± 10.2 | – | 11.8 ± 2.0 | 10.8 ± 0.6 | – | |
CT, Computed tomography; C/T ratio, consolidation/tumor ratio; p-TNM, pathological tumor-node-metastasis; Rt, right; S, segment; AD, adenoma; Lt, left; MIA, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma; Meta, metastatic; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ.
∗
Patient 11 was converted from wedge resection to lobectomy due to unanticipated aggressive pathological findings.