Mediastinal Staging in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
In the absence of distant metastases, lung cancer treatment is determined by the results of mediastinal lymph node staging. Occult mediastinal lymph node metastases can be missed by radiologic and needle-based staging methods. Aggressive staging of mediastinal lymph nodes improves staging accuracy. Improved accuracy of mediastinal lymph node staging results in more appropriate lung cancer treatment. Improved accuracy of mediastinal lymph node staging can improve stage-specific survival from lung cancer.
Thoracic Surgery, Angelos Center for Lung Diseases, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, MedStar Harbor Hospital, 9103 Franklin Square Drive, Suite 1800, Baltimore, MD 21237, USA. Electronic address: ziv.gamliel@medstar.net.
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D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*
Endobronchial ultrasound; Lung cancer staging; Mediastinal lymph nodes; Mediastinoscopy