Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2984006 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Pre-pleural lavage cytology is of less use in clinical practice. Post-pleural lavage cytology was a very strong independent prognostic factor, and almost all patients with positive post-pleural lavage cytology relapsed within 5 years. We propose that positive post-pleural lavage cytology disease should be classified to pathologic T4 and managed similarly to dissemination.
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Authors
Keiju MD, Junji MD, Genichiro MD, Sotarou MD, Tomoyuki MD, Mitsuyo MD, Yutaka MD, Kanji MD,