Prognosis of resected non-small cell lung cancer with pleural plaques on intrathoracic findings

Prognosis of resected non-small cell lung cancer with pleural plaques on intrathoracic findings

Abstract Background The prognosis of patients with lung cancer who demonstrate pleural plaques intraoperatively, which may be associated with exposure to asbestos, is unclear. Here, we compared the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of these patients to those of patients without pleur...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Kagimoto, Takeshi Mimura, Atsushi Kamigaichi, Yoshinori Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Pleural plaques
Non-small cell lung cancer
Asbestos
Lung cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09600-6

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