title: Treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Photodynamic therapy (PDT), brachytherapy, electrocautery, cryotherapy, and Nd-YAG laser therapy are therapeutic options available for management of endobronchial malignancies. All of these treatment modalities have been used for both palliation of late obstructing cancers, and more recently have been used as primary treatment of early radiographically occult cancers. We reviewed the evidence for the use of these treatment options in the management of early lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University Medical Center, 550 North University Boulevard, Suite 5450, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2879, USA.
authors.forename: Praveen N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Edell
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sutedja
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vergnon
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017679:Cryotherapy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010778:Photochemotherapy