Five-Year Survivors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Positive Pleural Lavage Cytology

• 作者: Eiichi Chosa Kunihide Nakamura Masaki Tomita Takanori Ayabe
• 来源期刊: 肺癌(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: PLEURAL LAVAGE CYTOLOGY POSITIVE Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 5-Year SURVIVOR
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（1）
• 页码范围: 21-25
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

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.