Current status of mediastinal lymph node dissection versus sampling in non-small cell lung cancer.
This article addresses the appropriate use of lymph node sampling versus dissection, recommendations for minimum sampling for staging, and the role of lymph node dissection in improving survival.
Thoracic Surgery, Kress Family Chair in Esophageal Cancer, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Room 9N-955, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada. gail.darling@uhn.ca
Gail E
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Darling
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 / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*
Lymph node dissection; Nonsmall cell lung cancer; Staging