2016
Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall
Gao SJ, Corso CD, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Kim AW. Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall. Clinical Lung Cancer 2016, 18: 169-177.e4. PMID: 27890561, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyUnderwent surgeryChemoradiation therapyChest wall resectionRadiation therapyMargin statusTumor sizeLung cancerWall resectionNode-negative lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards modelMargin-positive patientsChest wall invasionCell lung cancerLog-rank testStage IIB tumorsProportional hazards modelAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant treatmentOverall survivalMultivariable analysisIIB tumors
2010
Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall
Blasberg JD, Donington JS. Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2010, 20: 487-494. PMID: 20974432, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation injuryChest wallSternoclavicular joint infectionChest wall infectionSoft tissue necrosisChest wall resectionPrinciples of treatmentSoft tissue coverageChest wall integrityPulmonary functionClinical presentationWide resectionInjury accountsJoint infectionSurgical interventionWall resectionRisk factorsDevitalized tissueTissue coverageOverall healthTissue necrosisResectionInfectionSkeletal reconstructionMalignancy