Malignant minor pleural effusion detected on thoracotomy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer: is tumor resection beneficial for prognosis? Noriyoshi Sawabata, MD, Akihide Matsumura, MD, Akira Motohiro, MD, Yoshihiko Osaka, MD, Keiichiro Gennga, MD, Shimao Fukai, MD, Takashi Mori, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 73, Issue 2, Pages 412-415 (February 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03426-9
Fig 1 Survival curve for the 43 patients with malignant minor pleural effusion. Median survival time is 13 months and 5-year survival rate is 5%. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 412-415DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03426-9)
Fig 2 Group C patients (ie, patients who underwent grossly complete resection) achieved a median survival time of 13 months and a 5-year survival rate of 9%; group I (patients who underwent incomplete resection) had a median survival time of 34 months and a 5-year survival rate of 10% (p = 0.3); and group E (patients who underwent exploratory thoracotomy) had a median survival time of 17 months and a 5-year survival rate of 0% (p = 0.8). Values were calculated on the basis of a comparison between group C and each of the other groups. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 412-415DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03426-9)