title: [An analysis of 100 consecutive mediastinoscopies for the diagnosis and/or staging of pulmonary carcinoma].
abstract: The authors analyze data of 100 consecutive mediastinoscopies, performed for diagnostic and/or staging purposes in suspected or known bronchogenic carcinomas. They confirm once again how mediastinoscopy is, in many cases, the only diagnostic procedure that can give, at the same time, a preoperative histological diagnosis and a quite accurate staging, thus avoiding useless exploratory thoracotomies.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Chirurgica, Università di Genova.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taviani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verna
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lo Casto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brigli
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cariati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
vernacular_title: Analisi di 100 mediastinoscopie consecutive per diagnosi e/o stadiazione del carcinoma del polmone.