Prediction of Pleural Lavage Cytology According to Thin-Section Computed Tomography in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

Yuto NonakaMitsuhiro IsakaKeigo MatsushimaShinya KatsumataHayato KonnoTetsuya MizunoToshiyuki NagataAkifumi NotsuKiyoshi ToneTakuya KawataMasahiro EndoYasuhisa Ohde

Published in: Clinical lung cancer (2024)

The absence of pleural findings and/or consolidation-to-tumor ratio ≤0.5 of primary tumor on preoperative TSCT can predict PLC negativity with very high probability; therefore, PLC can be omitted for such patients.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes