The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management ...
October 20, 2008 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Granulomatous inflammation in mediastinal lymph nodes (MLN) that were either excised or biopsied at mediastinoscopy needs full characterization through ...
Mediastinal staging of patients with lung cancer is used to avoid futile thoracotomies. Endoscopic, esophageal and bronchial ultrasound procedures are methods to identify involved lymph nodes. The ...
A high proportion of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergo unnecessary thoracotomies because of the limited accuracy of current preoperative staging techniques. A recent prospective ...
Fast and accurate staging is essential for choosing treatment for non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The purpose of this randomized study was to evaluate the clinical effect of combined ...