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 ,Revised 12 August 2008 ,Accepted 12 September 2008.

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    Survival curves for patients with positive versus negative results of pleural lavage cytologic examination before lung resection.

    Survival curves for patients with positive versus negative results of pleural lavage cytologic examination before lung resection.

  • Image Result

    Survival curves for patients with positive versus negative results of pleural lavage cytologic examination after lung resection.

    Survival curves for patients with positive versus negative results of pleural lavage cytologic examination after lung resection.

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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