2014
A Modern Definition of Mediastinal Compartments
Carter BW, Tomiyama N, Bhora FY, de Christenson M, Nakajima J, Boiselle PM, Detterbeck FC, Marom EM. A Modern Definition of Mediastinal Compartments. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: s97-s101. PMID: 25396318, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupProspective clinical trialsLateral chest radiographsParavertebral compartmentMediastinal massClinical trialsDifferential diagnosisChest radiographsSurgical proceduresClinical classificationMediastinal compartmentClinical casesAnatomic boundariesArbitrary landmarksCompartmentsMediastinumBiopsy
2013
Screening for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Detterbeck FC, Mazzone PJ, Naidich DP, Bach PB. Screening for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: e78s-e92s. PMID: 23649455, PMCID: PMC3749713, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer deathsLung cancerCancer deathChest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesLow-dose CT screeningMajority of patientsRisk of complicationsClinical practice guidelinesLung cancer diagnosisSignificant reductionNumber of deathsLDCT screeningCurative treatmentLarge RCTsCT screeningTreatment recommendationsChest radiographsPractice guidelinesAmerican CollegeEffective treatmentElevated riskResult of screeningAdvanced stageSystematic review