2013
Thymoma: current diagnosis and treatment.
Detterbeck FC, Zeeshan A. Thymoma: current diagnosis and treatment. Chinese Medical Journal 2013, 126: 2186-91. PMID: 23769581, DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete resectionInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupMasaoka-Koga classificationMainstay of treatmentMajor prognostic factorAnterior mediastinal tumorTreatment of thymomaEarly-stage thymomaRare malignant tumorCore needle biopsyStandard diagnostic modalityFine-needle aspirationFormal systematic reviewMajor blood vesselsIVA tumorsPreoperative chemotherapyPrimary surgeryPostoperative radiationPrognostic factorsSurgical resectionThymic malignanciesMediastinal tumorMyasthenia gravisThymoma resectionIntravenous contrast
2003
Invasive Staging* The Guidelines
Detterbeck FC, DeCamp MM, Kohman LJ, Silvestri GA. Invasive Staging* The Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2003, 123: 167s-175s. PMID: 12527576, DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.167s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive staging proceduresTransbronchial needle aspirationTransthoracic needle aspirationStaging procedureNeedle aspirationInvasive staging testsMediastinal lymph nodesFine-needle aspirationInvasive stagingLow morbidityLymph nodesMalignant involvementMediastinal nodesRadiographic stagingLung cancerStaging testsEndoscopic ultrasoundMultidisciplinary discussionPhysiologic considerationsFalse negative rateMediastinoscopyParticular riskLow false negative rateReasonable alternative