The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1246-1252.e1, May 2010

The impact on survival of positive intraoperative pleural lavage cytology in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer

  • Keiju Aokage, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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  • Junji Yoshida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Junji Yoshida, MD, PhD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.
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  • Genichiro Ishii, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Sotarou Enatsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomoyuki Hishida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Mitsuyo Nishimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Yutaka Nishiwaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Kanji Nagai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

Received 23 October 2008; received in revised form 9 June 2009; accepted 16 July 2009. published online 18 September 2009.

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 This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00991-X

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.049

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1246-1252.e1, May 2010

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