title: [The significance of computerized tomography of the chest in the staging of bronchial carcinoma].
abstract: The value of thoracic computed tomography in the staging of non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma is evaluated. In 57 patients post thoracotomy and in 8 patients who had undergone mediastinoscopy, the preoperative T and N stages determined by CT were compared with the intraoperative stage. With respect to the T3 stage, 49 CT results out of a total of 57 were correct, 6 were false positive and 2 false negative. This corresponds to a sensitivity of 67% and a specificity of 88%. With respect to the N2 stage, 55 out of 65 results were correct, 8 were false positive and 2 false negative, corresponding to a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 84%. We conclude that in N2-negative CTs mediastinoscopy can be omitted, while in CT-positive patients histological verification appears to be necessary. The diagnosis of T3 should be carried out with caution: in doubtful cases surgical exploration is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Pneumologische und Chirurgische Abteilung, Tiefenauspital, Bern.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mordasini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schollerer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krneta
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Baumann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Zur Bedeutung der thorakalen Computertomographie beim Staging des Bronchuskarzinoms.