title: Occult lung cancer treatment.
abstract: Occult lung carcinomas are rare and provide a particular challenge for treatment. They are lesions not evident on routine chest roentgenogram and chest computed tomography. Surgical resection remains the gold standard for the treatment of occult lung primaries; however, for nonsurgical candidates, multiple promising treatment strategies are on the horizon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Weigel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martini
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017679:Cryotherapy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology; D013997:Time Factors