The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 835-839, April 2009

Intraoperative pleural lavage cytology after lung resection as an independent prognostic factor for staging lung cancer

  • Yasushi Shintani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yasushi Shintani, MD, PhD, 3-7-1 Habikino, Osaka 583-8588, Japan.
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  • Mitsunori Ohta, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
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  • Teruo Iwasaki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
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  • Naoki Ikeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
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  • Takashi Kanou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
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  • Emiko Tomita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
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  • Katsuhiro Nakagawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
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  • Tsutomu Yasumitsu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Disease, Osaka, Japan
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  • Yuko Ohno, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematical Health Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Received 25 April 2008; received in revised form 12 August 2008; accepted 12 September 2008. published online 12 January 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01573-0

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.09.027

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 835-839, April 2009

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