Figure 5

Trends of CEC numbers in individual patients after complete resection without further treatment: a) patients with an increase in CEC 14 days after surgery and a subsequent decrease during the next five months (dotted lines: squamous cell cancer; solid lines: adenocarcinoma; fat line and squares: patient with benign lung disease pneumothorax) b) patients with an increase in CEC 14 days after surgery and a subsequent further increase during the next five months (dotted lines: squamous cell cancer; solid lines: adenocarcinoma; fat lines: relapsed patients) c) patients with a decrease in CEC 14 days after surgery (dotted lines: squamous cell cancer; solid lines: adenocarcinoma)