2013
Methods for Staging Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Silvestri GA, Gonzalez AV, Jantz MA, Margolis ML, Gould MK, Tanoue LT, Harris LJ, Detterbeck FC. Methods for Staging Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: e211s-e250s. PMID: 23649440, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerPET scanningNeedle techniqueCT scanningMediastinal metastasesMetastatic diseasePractice guidelinesAmerican CollegeChest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesTissue biopsiesChest Physicians Lung Cancer GuidelinesEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesNon-small cell lung cancer diagnosisNon-small cell lung cancerMediastinal lymph node metastasisCell lung cancer diagnosisLung cancer guidelinesPET scan findingsLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerClinical practice guidelinesLymph node stationsUnsuspected metastatic diseaseEndobronchial ultrasound needle aspirationPET-CT scanning
2008
A Guide to Staging in Lung Cancer, but Potentially Misleading without Attention to the Details
Detterbeck F. A Guide to Staging in Lung Cancer, but Potentially Misleading without Attention to the Details. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2008, 178: 209-209. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.178.2.209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 alternativeInvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* A Review of the Current Evidence
Toloza EM, Harpole L, Detterbeck F, McCrory DC. Invasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* A Review of the Current Evidence. CHEST Journal 2003, 123: 157s-166s. PMID: 12527575, DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.157s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspirationNon-small cell lung cancerTransbronchial needle aspirationTransthoracic needle aspirationCell lung cancerNegative predictive valueStandard cervical mediastinoscopyLung cancerCervical mediastinoscopyNeedle aspirationComorbid illnessesPooled sensitivitySmall cell lung cancerPooled specificityUltrasound-guided needle aspirationCochrane Library databasesTest performance characteristicsDegree of suspicionInvasive stagingAnterior mediastinotomyMetastatic diseaseClinical stagingHistologic confirmationCurrent evidenceLibrary databases