title: Surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: mediastinal lymph node dissection.
abstract: The effectiveness of lymph node dissection in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer is evaluated. The extent of lymphadenectomy in the treatment of NSCLC is still controversial. Although some centers perform only mediastinal lymph node sampling with resection of suspicious lymph nodes, others recommend radical, systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection to improve survival and achieve a better staging. Reports of the literature on the subject are reviewed and the results achieved with the various procedures are analyzed. A personal technique to perform mediastinal lymph node dissection is described.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Toracica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico "A. Gemelli", Roma, Italy. elisameacci@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meacci
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Margaritora
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Venanzio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Porziella
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamukai
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piraino
authors.forename: Maria Letizia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vita
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tessitore
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cusumano
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Granone
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging