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
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