2014
Predictors of Mortality After Surgical Management of Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Rosen JE, Hancock JG, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Predictors of Mortality After Surgical Management of Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 98: 1953-1960. PMID: 25443003, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseLobectomy/bilobectomyAdverse eventsSurgical resectionMultivariable analysisMale sexFacility volumeLung cancerCancer DatabaseLung cancer surgeryPredictors of mortalityRight-sided tumorsDay of surgeryCell lung cancerStandard of careExtended lengthLarge cancer registryPerioperative outcomesPrimary endpointNSCLC patientsSurgical complicationsWedge resectionSurgical treatmentCancer RegistryTranscervical Wedge Resection After Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy
Kim AW, Kull DR, Zieliski M, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC. Transcervical Wedge Resection After Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2014, 9: 327-329. PMID: 25084246, DOI: 10.1097/imi.0000000000000079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame anesthetic settingMediastinal lymphadenectomyWedge resectionM0 adenocarcinomaAnesthetic settingRight upper lobe wedge resectionTranscervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomyAbsence of lymphPerioperative adverse eventsGround-glass opacitiesExtended mediastinal lymphadenectomyAtypical adenomatous hyperplasiaAdverse eventsLower lobectomyLung resectionCervical approachUpper lobeClinical stageGlass opacitiesLower lobeAdenomatous hyperplasiaPleural spaceResectionLymphadenectomyExcellent access
2012
Characteristics Associated With the Use of Nonanatomic Resections Among Medicare Patients Undergoing Resections of Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Soulos PR, Cramer LD, Gross CP. Characteristics Associated With the Use of Nonanatomic Resections Among Medicare Patients Undergoing Resections of Early-Stage Lung Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2012, 94: 895-901. PMID: 22835558, PMCID: PMC3501201, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungConfidence IntervalsDisease-Free SurvivalEthnicityFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPneumonectomyPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSEER ProgramSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNonanatomic resectionStage I NSCLCSurgical resectionSurgical approachLung cancerNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceEarly-stage lung cancerPatients 67 yearsPrimary tumor statusObstructive pulmonary diseaseCell lung cancerHospital factorsLung resectionWedge resectionClinical factorsPulmonary diseaseMultivariable analysisTumor sizeLarge tumorsHospital characteristicsTumor statusMedicare patientsResectionPatients
2004
Bronchial margins in lung cancer resection specimens: utility of frozen section and gross evaluation
Maygarden SJ, Detterbeck FC, Funkhouser WK. Bronchial margins in lung cancer resection specimens: utility of frozen section and gross evaluation. Modern Pathology 2004, 17: 1080-1086. PMID: 15133477, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive marginsSite of tumorBronchial marginGross tumorFrozen sectionsWedge resectionCell carcinomaGross evaluationSalivary gland-type tumorsCentral lung tumorsPositive margin casesLung cancer resectionNonsmall cell carcinomaFrozen section evaluationSmall cell carcinomaFalse-negative casesTrue positive casesCancer resectionMucosal tumorsMargin positivityNegative marginsIntramucosal carcinomaTumor distanceUNC HospitalsLung tumors