Increased Levels of Platelet-Associated Immunoglobulin G in a Patient With Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Shohei Yoshiya, MD, Riichiroh Maruyama, MD, Dai Kitagawa, MD, Junko Tanaka, MD, Ryuji Ohta, MD, Tomotoshi Imanaga, MD, Hidefumi Higashi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 4, Pages 1272-1274 (April 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.08.036 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated the presence of a tumor, which measured 3.4 × 2.0 cm in the left apical posterior segment (S1 + 2). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1272-1274DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.08.036) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Histopathologic examinations revealed the tumor to be acinar adenocarcinoma (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×40). (B) The tumor showed positive immunohistochemical staining for immunoglobulin G (original magnification ×40). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1272-1274DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.08.036) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Changes in the platelet count, serum platelet-associated immunoglobulin G (PA-IgG) level and CEA are shown during the preoperative and postoperative course. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1272-1274DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.08.036) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions