| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5597154 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Accuracy of NSCLC staging in the Netherlands is low (54.6%), even in the era of positron emission tomography-computed tomography. Especially accurate nodal staging remains challenging. Future efforts should include the identification of specific pitfalls in NSCLC staging.
Keywords
ECoGRMLpTNMRLLpathologic TNMDLCORULEUSEBUSASALLLFEV1cTNMAmerican Society of Anesthesiologistscomputed tomographyPositron emission tomographyright middle lobeNSCLCNon-small cell lung cancerEndobronchial ultrasoundendoscopic ultrasoundeastern cooperative oncology groupdiffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxideconfidence intervalleft upper loberight upper lobeRight lower lobeLULforced expiratory volume in 1 secondleft lower lobePET
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Authors
David Jonathan MD, Martijn Geert MD, Johannes Marlene MD, PhD, Michaël Ignatius MD, Perla Jacqueline PhD, Michael Wilhelmus MD, PhD, Wilhelmina Hendrika MD, PhD,