title: [Stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer. Interventional bronchoscopy in stage IIIB bronchial carcinoma].
abstract: Stage IIIB bronchial carcinoma frequently involves the central airways. Interventional bronchoscopy is recommended before any radiotherapy or chemotherapy in patients with symptoms or obstruction of more than 50% of the airway. This bronchoscopy should be undertaken with a rigid instrument with mechanical resection of polypoid tumours and insertion of stents for extrinsic compression. The combination of interventional bronchoscopy and radio/chemotherapy may be synergistic. Endobronchial administration of chemotherapy may be complementary to systemic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et d'Oncologie Thoracique, CHU de Saint-Etienne, France. vergnon@univ-st-etienne.fr
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vergnon
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging