• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Jun 2016

    Comparative Study

    The Impact of Pleural Lavage Cytology Both Before and After Lung Resection on Recurrence of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

    • Fumihiro Shoji, Koji Yamazaki, Hidenori Kouso, Ryo Mori, and Sadanori Takeo.
    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: fshoji@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2016 Jun 1; 101 (6): 2141-6.

    BackgroundPleural lavage cytology (PLC) involves cytologic examination during surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The timing regarding the performance of PLC is potentially important; however, a consensus remains to be established. We sought to retrospectively analyze the impact of PLC both before (pre-PLC) and after (post-PLC) lung resection on recurrence in NSCLC.MethodsFrom July 1994 to December 2011, 700 consecutive patients with surgically resected NSCLC were selected. Both pre-PLC and post-PLC status was tested using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of recurrence-free survival (RFS).ResultsBy analyzing RFS, post-PLC status but not pre-PLC status together with pathologic N factor and pathologic stage, was identified as an independent factor for poor prognosis (p = 0.0040). A statistically significant association was observed between positive post-PLC status and pleural invasion, pathologic T factor, pathologic N factor, pathologic stage, and postoperative recurrence (p = 0.0004, p = 0.0033, p = 0.0001, p < 0.0001, and p < 0.0001, respectively). The RFS was similarly worse for patients with positive post-PLC status regardless of pre-PLC status. Conversely, the RFS was similarly better for patients with negative post-PLC status regardless of pre-PLC status.ConclusionsPositive post-PLC status was found to be a predictive factor for postoperative recurrence in patients with surgically resected NSCLC. Moreover, post-PLC status might be an additional factor not only for identifying a patient group with a high risk of postoperative recurrence, but also to avoid unnecessary treatment of patients with low risk of postoperative recurrence.Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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