Preoperative evidence of circulating tumor cells by means of reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction for carcinoembryonic antigen messenger RNA is an independent predictor of survival in non–small cell lung cancer: A prospective study Jun-ichi Yamashita, MDa*, Akinobu Matsuo, MDa*, Yuji Kurusu, MDa, Tetsushi Saishoji, MDb, Naoko Hayashi, MDa, Michio Ogawa, MDa The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 124, Issue 2, Pages 299-305 (August 2002) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.124370 Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Overall survival in 103 patients with NSCLC who underwent a curative lobectomy in terms of pTNM stage of disease. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 299-305DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124370) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Overall survival in 103 patients with NSCLC who underwent a curative lobectomy in terms of preoperative and postoperative CEA mRNA status. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 299-305DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124370) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Overall survival in 103 patients with NSCLC who underwent a curative lobectomy in terms of CEA mRNA expression pattern. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 299-305DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124370) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Overall survival in 103 patients with NSCLC who underwent a curative lobectomy in terms of CEA mRNA expression pattern according to the pTNM stage. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 299-305DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124370) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Overall survival in 103 patients with NSCLC who underwent a curative lobectomy in terms of the sequence of pulmonary vessel ligation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 299-305DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124370) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions