%0 Journal Article
%T Five-Year Survivors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Positive Pleural Lavage Cytology
%A Masaki Tomita
%A Takanori Ayabe
%A Eiichi Chosa
%A Kunihide Nakamura
%J Advances in Lung Cancer
%P 21-25
%@ 2169-2726
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/alc.2014.31003
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Background: The pleural lavage cytology (PLC) for non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) patients has been reported as a significant prognostic factor.
The aim of this study is to clarify the clinicopathological characteristics of
5-year survivors of patients with positive PLC. Methods: Among 401 resected
NSCLC patients, 30 (7.48%) patients with positive PLC were reviewed
retrospectively. Results: Only 7 of 30 patients (23.3%) survived more than
5-year. There were no differences in age, gender, histology, pT status and pN
status between 5-year survivors and non-survivors. On the other hand, the serum
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level was significantly higher in non-survivors.
Among these 5-year survivors, 4 of 7 patients died of NSCLC recurrences more
than 5 years after surgery. Remaining 3 patients survived without cancer
recurrences. Interestingly these 3 survivors had not received any adjuvant
therapies after surgery. Conclusion: None of the 5-year survivor with positive
PLC had high serum CEA level. Furthermore 5-year survival did not equal to cure
in NSCLC patients with positive PLC.</span>
</p>
%K Pleural Lavage Cytology Positive
%K Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
%K 5-Year Survivor
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=43134