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'''Pleural invasion''' is the presence of tumour in the [[pleura]]. Pleural invasion is poor prognosticator in [[lung cancer]],<ref name=pmid19057261>{{Cite journal | last1 = Travis | first1 = WD. | last2 = Brambilla | first2 = E. | last3 = Rami-Porta | first3 = R. | last4 = Vallières | first4 = E. | last5 = Tsuboi | first5 = M. | last6 = Rusch | first6 = V. | last7 = Goldstraw | first7 = P. | title = Visceral pleural invasion: pathologic criteria and use of elastic stains: proposal for the 7th edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer. | journal = J Thorac Oncol | volume = 3 | issue = 12 | pages = 1384-90 | month = Dec | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31818e0d9f | PMID = 19057261 }}</ref><ref name=pmid15999057>{{Cite journal | last1 = Shimizu | first1 = K. | last2 = Yoshida | first2 = J. | last3 = Nagai | first3 = K. | last4 = Nishimura | first4 = M. | last5 = Ishii | first5 = G. | last6 = Morishita | first6 = Y. | last7 = Nishiwaki | first7 = Y. | title = Visceral pleural invasion is an invasive and aggressive indicator of non-small cell lung cancer. | journal = J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg | volume = 130 | issue = 1 | pages = 160-5 | month = Jul | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.11.021 | PMID = 15999057 }}</ref> and important in determining the tumour stage in [[lung cancer staging]]. | '''Pleural invasion''' is the presence of tumour in the [[pleura]]. Pleural invasion is considered a poor prognosticator in [[lung cancer]],<ref name=pmid19057261>{{Cite journal | last1 = Travis | first1 = WD. | last2 = Brambilla | first2 = E. | last3 = Rami-Porta | first3 = R. | last4 = Vallières | first4 = E. | last5 = Tsuboi | first5 = M. | last6 = Rusch | first6 = V. | last7 = Goldstraw | first7 = P. | title = Visceral pleural invasion: pathologic criteria and use of elastic stains: proposal for the 7th edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer. | journal = J Thorac Oncol | volume = 3 | issue = 12 | pages = 1384-90 | month = Dec | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31818e0d9f | PMID = 19057261 }}</ref><ref name=pmid15999057>{{Cite journal | last1 = Shimizu | first1 = K. | last2 = Yoshida | first2 = J. | last3 = Nagai | first3 = K. | last4 = Nishimura | first4 = M. | last5 = Ishii | first5 = G. | last6 = Morishita | first6 = Y. | last7 = Nishiwaki | first7 = Y. | title = Visceral pleural invasion is an invasive and aggressive indicator of non-small cell lung cancer. | journal = J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg | volume = 130 | issue = 1 | pages = 160-5 | month = Jul | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.11.021 | PMID = 15999057 }}</ref> and important in determining the tumour stage in [[lung cancer staging]]. | ||
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*The interface between PL0 and PL1 is the most challenging. Use of an elastic stain is recommend when there is uncertainty.<ref name=pmid23020722/> | *The interface between PL0 and PL1 is the most challenging. Use of an elastic stain is recommend when there is uncertainty.<ref name=pmid23020722/> | ||
*The up-staging of small tumours is not completely without controversy; there is data for lung adenocarcinomas less than 2 cm that suggests VPI is not an outcome predictor.<ref name=pmid23807749>{{Cite journal | last1 = Nitadori | first1 = J. | last2 = Colovos | first2 = C. | last3 = Kadota | first3 = K. | last4 = Sima | first4 = CS. | last5 = Sarkaria | first5 = IS. | last6 = Rizk | first6 = NP. | last7 = Rusch | first7 = VW. | last8 = Travis | first8 = WD. | last9 = Adusumilli | first9 = PS. | title = Visceral pleural invasion does not affect recurrence or overall survival among patients with lung adenocarcinoma ≤ 2 cm: a proposal to reclassify T1 lung adenocarcinoma. | journal = Chest | volume = 144 | issue = 5 | pages = 1622-31 | month = Nov | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1378/chest.13-0394 | PMID = 23807749 }}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||