Why the study?
Due to the rarity of primary pulmonary lymphomas, prognostic factors and optimal management have not been clearly defined.
What are the prognostic factors for survival in patients with primary pulmonary lymphoma?
Population
2325 patients diagnosed with PPL between 1983 and 2010 from the SEER database
Design
Population-based retrospective cohort study
Authors
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Nomogram may aid individualized PPL prognostication; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
What are the prognostic factors for survival in patients with primary pulmonary lymphoma?
A validated nomogram based on SEER data can predict survival outcomes in patients with primary pulmonary lymphoma using factors like age, sex, race, histology, and stage.
Low et al. (2019) studied this question.
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