TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
T2 - Mediastinal lymph node dissection
AU - Meacci, Elisa
AU - Margaritora, Stefano
AU - Cesario, Alfredo
AU - Porziella, Venanzio
AU - Kawamukai, Kenji
AU - Piraino, Alessio
AU - Vita, Maria Letizia
AU - Tessiture, Adele
AU - Cusumano, Giacomo
AU - Granone, Pierluigi
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The effectiveness of lymph node dissection in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer is evaluated. The extent of lymphadenectomy in the treatment of NSCLC is still controversial. Although some centers perform only mediastinal lymph node sampling with resection of suspicious lymph nodes, others recommend radical, systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection to improve survival and achieve a better staging. Reports of the literature on the subject are reviewed and the results achieved with the various procedures are analyzed. A personal technique to perform mediastinal lymph node dissection is described.
AB - The effectiveness of lymph node dissection in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer is evaluated. The extent of lymphadenectomy in the treatment of NSCLC is still controversial. Although some centers perform only mediastinal lymph node sampling with resection of suspicious lymph nodes, others recommend radical, systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection to improve survival and achieve a better staging. Reports of the literature on the subject are reviewed and the results achieved with the various procedures are analyzed. A personal technique to perform mediastinal lymph node dissection is described.
KW - Mediastinal lymph node dissection
KW - Mediastinal node metastases
KW - Non-small cell lung cancer
KW - Sentinel lymph node
KW - Skip metastasis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 15852730
AN - SCOPUS:21744444457
VL - 29
SP - 423
EP - 429
JO - Rays - International Journal of Radiological Sciences
JF - Rays - International Journal of Radiological Sciences
SN - 0390-7740
IS - 4
ER -