| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2871244 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
VAMLA is a feasible and highly accurate technique. The high rate of unsuspected mediastinal node disease diagnosed by VAMLA in patients with cN1 or cN0 disease and tumor size larger than 3 cm suggests that preresection lymphadenectomies should be included in the current staging algorithms.
Keywords
IASLCEuropean Society of Thoracic SurgeonsEUS-FNADLCOFEV1ESTsInternational Association for the Study of Lung CancerClinicalSCLCcomputed tomographyPositron emission tomographyforced expiratory volume in the first second of expirationLung cancerNSCLCSmall cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerTNM classificationdiffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxideconfidence intervalpathologic PET
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Authors
Sergi MD, Carme MD, PhD, Ramon MD, PhD, Juan Carlos MD, Manuela MD, Roser MD, Guadalupe MD, PhD, Mireia MD, Jose MD, PhD,