2013
Methods for Staging Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Silvestri GA, Gonzalez AV, Jantz MA, Margolis ML, Gould MK, Tanoue LT, Harris LJ, Detterbeck FC. Methods for Staging Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: e211s-e250s. PMID: 23649440, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerPET scanningNeedle techniqueCT scanningMediastinal metastasesMetastatic diseasePractice guidelinesAmerican CollegeChest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesTissue biopsiesChest Physicians Lung Cancer GuidelinesEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesNon-small cell lung cancer diagnosisNon-small cell lung cancerMediastinal lymph node metastasisCell lung cancer diagnosisLung cancer guidelinesPET scan findingsLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerClinical practice guidelinesLymph node stationsUnsuspected metastatic diseaseEndobronchial ultrasound needle aspirationPET-CT scanning
2007
Invasive Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (2nd Edition)
Detterbeck FC, Jantz MA, Wallace M, Vansteenkiste J, Silvestri GA. Invasive Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (2nd Edition). CHEST Journal 2007, 132: 202s-220s. PMID: 17873169, DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerLymph nodesInvasive stagingMediastinal nodesClinical stage I non-small cell lung cancerLung Cancer ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesStage I non-small cell lung cancerNeedle techniqueEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesLeft upper lobe tumorsNormal-sized lymph nodesPositron emission tomography scanningPET scan findingsUpper lobe tumorsMediastinal lymph nodesCell lung cancerClinical practice guidelinesStaging of patientsInvasive mediastinal stagingHigher FN rateInvasive confirmationMediastinal infiltrationNode enlargementScan findings