2021
Pretreatment Invasive Nodal Staging in Lung Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Academic and Community Physicians
Henderson LM, Farjah F, Detterbeck F, Smith RA, Silvestri GA, Rivera MP. Pretreatment Invasive Nodal Staging in Lung Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Academic and Community Physicians. CHEST Journal 2021, 161: 826-832. PMID: 34801593, PMCID: PMC9069181, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive nodalGuideline adherenceGuideline recommendationsNodal stagingTreatment decisionsThoracic surgeonsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerBetter patient outcomesAppropriate treatment decisionsLung cancer knowledgeLack of evidenceChest PhysiciansTreatment delayCancer knowledgeLung cancerPatient anxietyPatient outcomesCommunity physiciansAmerican CollegeMost physiciansInsufficient evidenceRoutine practiceWeb-based surveyMultilevel interventions
2016
Comparison of outcomes between neuroendocrine thymic tumours and other subtypes of thymic carcinomas: a joint analysis of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group†
Filosso PL, Yao X, Ruffini E, Ahmad U, Antonicelli A, Huang J, Guerrera F, Venuta F, van Raemdonck D, Travis W, Lucchi M, Rimner A, Thomas P, Weder W, Rocco G, Detterbeck F, Korst R. Comparison of outcomes between neuroendocrine thymic tumours and other subtypes of thymic carcinomas: a joint analysis of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2016, 50: 766-771. PMID: 27032473, PMCID: PMC6279171, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine thymic tumoursRecurrence-free survivalThymic carcinomaOverall survivalSurvival rateThymic tumorsThoracic surgeonsFive-year recurrence-free survivalWorld Health Organization histological classificationRetrospective multicentre cohort studyInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupMedian overall survivalMulticentre cohort studyEuropean SocietyKaplan-Meier methodThymic epithelial tumorsLarge clinical seriesLog-rank testComparison of outcomesGroup of tumorsR0 resectionCohort studyPrognostic factorsNET patientsTC patients
2013
Innovations in thoracic surgery
Kim AW, Detterbeck FC. Innovations in thoracic surgery. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2013, 26: 13-19. PMID: 23249723, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32835bf188.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Consensus definitions to promote an evidence-based approach to management of the pleural space. A collaborative proposal by ESTS, AATS, STS, and GTSC
Brunelli A, Beretta E, Cassivi SD, Cerfolio RJ, Detterbeck F, Kiefer T, Miserocchi G, Shrager J, Singhal S, Van Raemdonck D, Varela G. Consensus definitions to promote an evidence-based approach to management of the pleural space. A collaborative proposal by ESTS, AATS, STS, and GTSC. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2011, 40: 291-297. PMID: 21757129, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Ruffini E, Van Raemdonck D, Detterbeck F, Rocco G, Thomas P, Venuta F, Group T. Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2011, 6: 614-623. PMID: 21266921, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318207cd74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic tumorsPreoperative assessmentTomography scanThoracic surgeonsPositron emission tomography scanWorld Health Organization classificationRole of surgeryStage IVA thymomaEuropean SocietyEmission tomography scanManagement of thymomasESTS membersReliable staging systemType C thymomasAreas of controversyIVA thymomaExtrapleural pneumonectomyExtended resectionRecurrent diseasePostoperative treatmentThymic malignanciesHistologic confirmationStaging systemOrganization classificationObservational study