2014
Approaching the Patient with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Guide for Radiologists
Carter BW, Okumura M, Detterbeck FC, Marom EM. Approaching the Patient with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Guide for Radiologists. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: s110-s118. PMID: 25396307, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Presentation and Evaluation of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung
Detterbeck FC. Clinical Presentation and Evaluation of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2014, 24: 267-276. PMID: 25065927, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancerCarcinoid tumorsLung cancerNeuroendocrine tumorsLimited biopsyNon-small cell lung cancerLarge cell neuroendocrine cancerMost non-small cell lung cancersSmall cell lung cancerPeripheral parenchymal lesionAtypical carcinoid tumorTypical carcinoid tumorNode enlargementEndobronchial tumorMediastinal tumorCharacteristic presentationClinical presentationParenchymal lesionsNeuroendocrine cancerRapid progressionTumorsCancerBiopsyLungPresentation
2013
Thymoma: current diagnosis and treatment.
Detterbeck FC, Zeeshan A. Thymoma: current diagnosis and treatment. Chinese Medical Journal 2013, 126: 2186-91. PMID: 23769581, DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete resectionInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupMasaoka-Koga classificationMainstay of treatmentMajor prognostic factorAnterior mediastinal tumorTreatment of thymomaEarly-stage thymomaRare malignant tumorCore needle biopsyStandard diagnostic modalityFine-needle aspirationFormal systematic reviewMajor blood vesselsIVA tumorsPreoperative chemotherapyPrimary surgeryPostoperative radiationPrognostic factorsSurgical resectionThymic malignanciesMediastinal tumorMyasthenia gravisThymoma resectionIntravenous contrast