2018
Eighth Edition Staging of Thoracic Malignancies: Implications for the Reporting Pathologist
Nicholson AG, Tsao MS, Travis WD, Patil DT, Galateau-Salle F, Marino M, Dacic S, Beasley MB, Butnor KJ, Yatabe Y, Pass HI, Rusch VW, Detterbeck FC, Asamura H, Rice TW, Rami-Porta R. Eighth Edition Staging of Thoracic Malignancies: Implications for the Reporting Pathologist. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2018, 142: 645-661. PMID: 29480761, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0245-ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Joint CommitteeInternational Cancer ControlThoracic malignanciesReporting pathologistCancer controlJoint CommitteeWorldwide Esophageal Cancer CollaborationInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupUS National Cancer DatabaseInternational Mesothelioma Interest GroupEighth edition stagingNational Cancer DatabaseThymic epithelial tumorsPrognostic Factors CommitteeEdition stagingStaging ManualEsophagogastric junctionThoracic cancerLung cancerCancer DatabaseRespective tumorsEpithelial tumorsEpithelial cancersCancerStaging
2015
What is quality, and can we define it in lung cancer?—the case for quality improvement
Farjah F, Detterbeck FC. What is quality, and can we define it in lung cancer?—the case for quality improvement. Translational Lung Cancer Research 2015, 4: 365-72. PMID: 26380177, PMCID: PMC4549465, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2015.07.12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Lung cancer staging: the value of PET depends on the clinical setting
Detterbeck FC, Figueroa Almanzar S. Lung cancer staging: the value of PET depends on the clinical setting. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2014, 6: 1714-23. PMID: 25589964, PMCID: PMC4283348, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical settingEvaluation of patientsInvasive mediastinal stagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingValue of PETInvasive stagingImpact of PETM1 diseaseN2 diseasePET findingsMediastinal stagingLung cancerRealist synthesis methodResectionClinical contextTomography imagingPatientsRCTsEvaluation of differencesHigher chanceStagingInconsistent resultsDiseaseTraditional imagingQuality Indicators for the Evaluation of Patients With Lung Cancer
Mazzone PJ, Vachani A, Chang A, Detterbeck F, Cooke D, Howington J, Dodi A, Arenberg D. Quality Indicators for the Evaluation of Patients With Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2014, 146: 659-669. PMID: 24700172, PMCID: PMC4694080, DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-2900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic Oncology NetworkStaging of patientsCare quality indicatorsLung cancerOncology NetworkPerformance status measuresEvaluation of patientsEvidence-based guidelinesLung cancer specialistsCare of patientsAcademic medical centerQuality improvement committeeCessation counselingChest PhysiciansCancer specialistsMedical CenterAmerican CollegeTissue acquisitionMolecular testingStatus measuresPatientsQuality indicatorsCancerStagingImprovement CommitteeThe ITMIG/IASLC Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: A Proposed Lymph Node Map for Thymic Epithelial Tumors in the Forthcoming 8th Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors
Bhora FY, Chen DJ, Detterbeck FC, Asamura H, Falkson C, Filosso PL, Giaccone G, Huang J, Kim J, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Marino M, Marom EM, Nicholson AG, Okumura M, Ruffini E, Van Schil P, Committee††† O, Boards‡‡‡ A. The ITMIG/IASLC Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: A Proposed Lymph Node Map for Thymic Epithelial Tumors in the Forthcoming 8th Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: s88-s96. PMID: 25396317, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic malignanciesNodal diseaseNeck surgeryNode mapInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupLymph node dissectionThymic epithelial tumorsLymph node mapPrior classification systemsPrognostic Factors CommitteeNode dissectionNodal involvementNode stagingTNM classificationLung cancerMalignant tumorsEpithelial tumorsOtolaryngology-HeadLymphatic drainageIASLC stagingAmerican AcademyMalignancyStagingAnatomical studyDisease
2010
Classification of the Thoroughness of Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer
Detterbeck F, Puchalski J, Rubinowitz A, Cheng D. Classification of the Thoroughness of Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2010, 137: 436-442. PMID: 20133290, DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-1378.Books
2004
Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 2 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Staging of Patients With Suspected Lung Cancer
Detterbeck FC, Falen S, Rivera MP, Halle JS, Socinski MA. Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 2 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Staging of Patients With Suspected Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2004, 125: 2300-2308. PMID: 15189955, DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.2300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyLung cancerPET imagingClinical evaluationPET uptakeClinical stage I lung cancerStage I lung cancerStage III lung cancerEmission tomographyI lung cancerStrong clinical signsPositive PET resultsStaging of patientsInvasive mediastinal stagingNegative clinical evaluationExtrathoracic stagingMetastatic diseaseMediastinal stagingPrimary lesionClinical signsPET resultsPatientsCancerStagingDefinite role