2011
Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Ruffini E, Van Raemdonck D, Detterbeck F, Rocco G, Thomas P, Venuta F, Group T. Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2011, 6: 614-623. PMID: 21266921, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318207cd74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic tumorsPreoperative assessmentTomography scanThoracic surgeonsPositron emission tomography scanWorld Health Organization classificationRole of surgeryStage IVA thymomaEuropean SocietyEmission tomography scanManagement of thymomasESTS membersReliable staging systemType C thymomasAreas of controversyIVA thymomaExtrapleural pneumonectomyExtended resectionRecurrent diseasePostoperative treatmentThymic malignanciesHistologic confirmationStaging systemOrganization classificationObservational study
2010
Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Evaluation of the Role of Surgery for Stage I Small Cell Lung Cancer
Yu JB, Decker RH, Detterbeck FC, Wilson LD. Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Evaluation of the Role of Surgery for Stage I Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 215-219. PMID: 20101146, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181cd3208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerRadiation therapyOverall survivalSurveillance EpidemiologyLung cancerStage INational Cancer Institute's Surveillance EpidemiologyUse of RTKaplan-Meier survival curvesEnd-result evaluationCancer-directed surgeryRole of surgeryStage I patientsEnd Results (SEER) databaseType of surgeryChemotherapy detailsSEER databaseSpecific survivalSystemic therapyI patientsMargin statusMedian ageClinical outcomes