2012
American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Consensus Statement for Evaluation and Management for High-Risk Patients With Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Donington J, Ferguson M, Mazzone P, Handy J, Schuchert M, Fernando H, Loo B, Lanuti M, de Hoyos A, Detterbeck F, Pennathur A, Howington J, Landreneau R, Silvestri G, Surgeons F. American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Consensus Statement for Evaluation and Management for High-Risk Patients With Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2012, 142: 1620-1635. PMID: 23208335, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerChest PhysiciansTreatment optionsLung cancerAmerican CollegeStereotactic body radiation therapySevere medical comorbiditiesThoracic Oncology NetworkAlternative treatment optionMore indolent tumorsBody radiation therapyRisk-benefit decisionsInterventional riskMedical comorbiditiesNonoperative therapyRespiratory failureInvolved lobeMediastinal lymphProcedural morbidityRegional recurrenceSublobar resectionRadiographic staging
2003
Invasive Staging* The Guidelines
Detterbeck FC, DeCamp MM, Kohman LJ, Silvestri GA. Invasive Staging* The Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2003, 123: 167s-175s. PMID: 12527576, DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.167s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive staging proceduresTransbronchial needle aspirationTransthoracic needle aspirationStaging procedureNeedle aspirationInvasive staging testsMediastinal lymph nodesFine-needle aspirationInvasive stagingLow morbidityLymph nodesMalignant involvementMediastinal nodesRadiographic stagingLung cancerStaging testsEndoscopic ultrasoundMultidisciplinary discussionPhysiologic considerationsFalse negative rateMediastinoscopyParticular riskLow false negative rateReasonable alternative