title: Transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy - indications and technique.
abstract: Accurate mediastinal staging is the hallmark of a good thoracic oncology program. Despite advancements in imaging, surgical staging remains the gold standard of mediastinal staging for lung cancer. This review article summarizes the technique of transcervical mediastinal lymph node dissection and its role in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263 USA.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263 USA.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manuballa
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263 USA ; Department of Surgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY USA.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Demmy
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263 USA ; Department of Surgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY USA.
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yendamuri
keywords: Lung cancer; Lymphadenectomy