Invasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* A Review of the Current Evidence
Toloza EM, Harpole L, Detterbeck F, McCrory DC. Invasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* A Review of the Current Evidence. CHEST Journal 2003, 123: 157s-166s. PMID: 12527575, DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.157s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspirationNon-small cell lung cancerTransbronchial needle aspirationTransthoracic needle aspirationCell lung cancerNegative predictive valueStandard cervical mediastinoscopyLung cancerCervical mediastinoscopyNeedle aspirationComorbid illnessesPooled sensitivitySmall cell lung cancerPooled specificityUltrasound-guided needle aspirationCochrane Library databasesTest performance characteristicsDegree of suspicionInvasive stagingAnterior mediastinotomyMetastatic diseaseClinical stagingHistologic confirmationCurrent evidenceLibrary databases