Mediastinal Staging for Lung Cancer

Mediastinal Staging for Lung Cancer

Staging of the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes plays a crucial role in identifying the best treatment option for patients with confirmed or suspected lung cancer and, in many cases, can simultaneously confirm a diagnosis of cancer. Noninvasive modalities, such as computed tomography (CT), positron...

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Main Authors: Jacob Gelberg, Sean Grondin, Alain Tremblay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/890108
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spelling doaj-a0f8e88034574a7298d03f514c87c88f2021-07-02T04:58:57ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412014-01-0121315916110.1155/2014/890108Mediastinal Staging for Lung CancerJacob Gelberg0Sean Grondin1Alain Tremblay2Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaStaging of the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes plays a crucial role in identifying the best treatment option for patients with confirmed or suspected lung cancer and, in many cases, can simultaneously confirm a diagnosis of cancer. Noninvasive modalities, such as computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) and PET-CT, are an important first step in this assessment. Ultimately, invasive staging is frequently required to confirm or rule out the presence of metastatic disease within the lymph nodes. The present focused review describes and compares noninvasive and invasive modalities for mediastinal staging in lung cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/890108
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description Staging of the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes plays a crucial role in identifying the best treatment option for patients with confirmed or suspected lung cancer and, in many cases, can simultaneously confirm a diagnosis of cancer. Noninvasive modalities, such as computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) and PET-CT, are an important first step in this assessment. Ultimately, invasive staging is frequently required to confirm or rule out the presence of metastatic disease within the lymph nodes. The present focused review describes and compares noninvasive and invasive modalities for mediastinal staging in lung cancer.
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