2010
Management of Carcinoid Tumors
Detterbeck FC. Management of Carcinoid Tumors. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 998-1005. PMID: 20172187, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical carcinoidCarcinoid tumorsBronchopulmonary carcinoidsParenchyma-sparing techniquesMainstay of treatmentN2 involvementNodal enlargementMediastinal nodesMultimodality treatmentClinical presentationDistant metastasisCentral tumorsHigh suspicionSurgical interventionStaging testsTypical carcinoidModerate suspicionCarcinoidsYounger ageTumorsMediastinoscopySignificant proportionTreatmentSuspicionCell typesA Systematic Review of Restaging After Induction Therapy for Stage IIIa Lung Cancer: Prediction of Pathologic Stage
de Cabanyes Candela S, Detterbeck FC. A Systematic Review of Restaging After Induction Therapy for Stage IIIa Lung Cancer: Prediction of Pathologic Stage. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 389-398. PMID: 20186025, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181ce3e5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction therapyPositron emission tomographyLung cancerComputed tomographySystematic reviewStage IIIA lung cancerEmission tomographyIIIA lung cancerMediastinal node involvementRepeat mediastinoscopyNode involvementComplete responsePathologic findingsEsophageal ultrasoundPathologic stageNeedle aspirationExpert handsRestagingFalse negative rateMediastinoscopyTherapyFN rateTomographyPatientsSurgery
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