A novel test of the surgical margin in patients with lung cancer undergoing limited surgery: Lavage cytologic technique Masahiko Higashiyama, MDa, Ken Kodama, MDa, Hideoki Yokouchi, MDa, Koji Takami, MDa, Tomio Nakayama, MDb, Takeshi Horai, MDb The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 120, Issue 2, Pages 412-413 (August 2000) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.107343 Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Lavage cytologic technique of the surgical margin in limited surgery for patients with lung cancer. A, When limited surgery was performed with a stapler, its fired cartridge was washed in saline solution for lavage cytology. B, When tumor excision was performed with the Nd:YAG laser or electric scissors, alone or in combination with the stapler, the resected specimen was washed without flooding of the pleural surface in saline solution for lavage cytology. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 412-413DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.107343) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions