2021
Thymomectomy plus total thymectomy versus simple thymomectomy for early-stage thymoma without myasthenia gravis: a European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thymic Working Group Study
Guerrera F, Falcoz PE, Moser B, van Raemdonck D, Bille’ A, Toker A, Spaggiari L, Ampollini L, Filippini C, Thomas PA, Verdonck B, Mendogni P, Aigner C, Voltolini L, Novoa N, Patella M, Mantovani S, Bravio IG, Zisis C, Guirao A, Londero F, Congregado M, Rocco G, Du Pont B, Martucci N, Esch M, Brunelli A, Detterbeck FC, Venuta F, Weder W, Ruffini E, Centers T, Klepetko W, Olland A, Du Pont B, Nonaka D, Ozkan B, Iacono G, Braggio C, Filosso P, Brioude G, van Schil P, Nosotti M, Valdivia D, Bongiolatti S, Inci I, Dimitra R, Sànchez D, Grossi W, Moreno-Merino S, Teschner M. Thymomectomy plus total thymectomy versus simple thymomectomy for early-stage thymoma without myasthenia gravis: a European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thymic Working Group Study. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 60: 881-887. PMID: 34023891, PMCID: PMC10060729, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage thymomaMyasthenia gravisTT groupST groupPropensity score-adjusted comparisonsNon-MG patientsPathological stage IPostoperative morbidity rateEuropean SocietyRate of complicationsCompleteness of resectionOverall survival rateLong-term outcomesProcedure of choiceMost relevant articlesOncological standpointCurative intentPostoperative complicationsPostoperative lengthTotal thymectomyOverall recurrenceThymic tumorsMorbidity rateSurgical approachThymus gland
2016
Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery. Lung Cancer 2016, 103: 75-81. PMID: 28024700, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleGuidelines as TopicHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePneumonectomyPostoperative PeriodRadiotherapySmall Cell Lung CarcinomaSurvival AnalysisConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerClinical stage ISmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapySurgical resectionPathologic upstagingStage IRadiation therapyNodal diseaseLung cancerPositive lymph node involvementNational Cancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsLymph node involvementProportion of patientsCurative intentNodal upstagingSCLC patientsUpstaged patientsAdjuvant therapyNode involvementIndependent predictorsInferior survivalT descriptor
2015
Bolstering the Case for Lobectomy in Stages I, II, and IIIA Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the National Cancer Data Base
Combs SE, Hancock JG, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Bolstering the Case for Lobectomy in Stages I, II, and IIIA Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the National Cancer Data Base. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2015, 10: 316-323. PMID: 25319182, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseSurgical resectionStage ISCLC patientsSublobar resectionOverall survivalLung cancerIIIA small cell lung cancerFive-year overall survivalAddition of surgeryClinical stage IPatient underwent surgeryPrimary surgical resectionKaplan-Meier methodLikelihood of deathCurative intentComorbidity scoreUnderwent surgeryChemoradiation therapyHazard ratioMetastatic diseaseMultimodality treatmentSelect patientsTreatment regimen
2004
Accuracy of Helical CT in the Detection of Pulmonary Metastases: Is Intraoperative Palpation Still Necessary?
Parsons AM, Detterbeck FC, Parker LA. Accuracy of Helical CT in the Detection of Pulmonary Metastases: Is Intraoperative Palpation Still Necessary? The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2004, 78: 1910-1918. PMID: 15561000, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional computed tomographyLung palpationPulmonary metastasectomyIntraoperative palpationMore malignant nodulesDisease-free intervalMalignant nodulesPrimary outcome measureConventional CTExtrathoracic malignanciesMetastasectomy patientsCurative intentPulmonary metastasesMore metastasesRetrospective reviewTumor histologyDetectable diseaseIntraparenchymal nodulesMultiple lesionsSubset analysisMedical recordsOutcome measuresSingle lesionComputed tomographyMetastasectomy