2018
Evaluation of ground glass nodules
Mironova V, Blasberg JD. Evaluation of ground glass nodules. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2018, 24: 350-354. PMID: 29634577, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease ProgressionHumansLung NeoplasmsSolitary Pulmonary NoduleTomography, X-Ray ComputedTumor BurdenWatchful WaitingConceptsGround-glass nodulesLocal treatment optionsCAT scanTreatment optionsLung cancerMediastinal windowEarly-stage lung cancerNonsmall cell lung cancerGlass nodulesChest CAT scansHigh-risk patientsLarge prospective studiesSingle-institution dataSignificant solid componentSolid componentsSurgical resectionFavorable prognosisProspective studyInterval imagingImaging featuresDistinguish patientsNodule progressionLower riskSignificant progressionPatients
2010
Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Blasberg JD, Belsley SJ, Schwartz GS, Evans A, Wernick I, Ashton RC, Bhora FY, Connery CP. Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 360-367. PMID: 20103299, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPositron-Emission TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRoboticsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerPlanning target volumeSublobar resectionLung cancerPrescription doseStage IA non-small cell lung cancerTarget volumeT1 non-small cell lung cancerSublobar lung resectionPatients 5 yearsSite of recurrenceIncidence of recurrenceComputed tomography scanBrachytherapy seed placementDa Vinci systemConventional lobectomyPerioperative mortalityLocoregional recurrenceLung resectionSelect patientsLimited resectionResection marginsTumor size