title: Lung cancer: multidisciplinary approach to tissue sampling.
abstract: Diagnostic confirmation through tissue sampling plays a central role in managing patients with suspected lung malignancy. Tissue samples may be obtained in various ways using bronchoscopy, computed tomography guidance, or surgery. Multidisciplinary discussion between members of the lung cancer care team is helpful in assessing the appropriateness of sampling and the best place to sample that would establish both the diagnosis and the correct stage of the disease in a safe manner.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, 2120 Taubman Center, SPC 5344, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Baskaran
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Arenberg
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed