title: [Lymph node documentation and lymphadenectomy in bronchial carcinomas. Results of a survey in Germany].
abstract: A number of different mapping systems have been published for the lymph-node staging in lung cancer. The use of a reproducible map is an essential prerequisite for correct determination of the TNM status and comparing the surgical results. In order to evaluate the current status of lymph-node mapping and lymph-node dissection in Germany, we performed a mail survey involving 90 hospitals performing operations for lung cancer. Responses were obtained from 61 (67.7%) hospitals. Currently, the majority of the departments (43%) use the German staging system (according to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie/Pneumologie), 23% lymph-node mapping according to Naruke, and 25% an individual description of the resected lymph nodes. The number of resected lymph nodes is reported in 75% of the departments, the quotient of involved/not involved lymph nodes in 33%. Mediastinal lymph-node sampling guided by the intraoperative aspect of lymph nodes is performed in 59% of the departments. A systematic mediastinal "enbloc" resection is accomplished in 41%. The results of this survey represent the current status of lymph-node mapping and lymphadenectomy in lung cancer in Germany and might be useful for the development of a uniform staging system.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Passlick
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thetter
mesh_terms: D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results