2007
Noninvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer ACCP Evidenced-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (2nd Edition)
Silvestri GA, Gould MK, Margolis ML, Tanoue LT, McCrory D, Toloza E, Detterbeck F. Noninvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer ACCP Evidenced-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (2nd Edition). CHEST Journal 2007, 132: 178s-201s. PMID: 17873168, DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest CT scanningPET scanningCT scanningMediastinal metastasesMetastatic diseaseStaging studiesLung cancerPractice guidelinesLung Cancer ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesMediastinal lymph node metastasisPositron emission tomography scanningTest characteristicsLung cancer guidelinesDistant metastatic diseaseLymph node metastasisClinical practice guidelinesMalignant lymph nodesNoninvasive imaging studiesAbnormal findingsCancer guidelinesLymph nodesNode metastasisAccurate staging
2003
The Noninvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* The Guidelines
Silvestri GA, Tanoue LT, Margolis ML, Barker J, Detterbeck F. The Noninvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* The Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2003, 123: 147s-156s. PMID: 12527574, DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.147s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest CT scanningMetastatic diseaseLung cancerCT scanningPhysical examinationClinical evaluationCT scanPET scansWhole body positron emission tomography scanningNon-small cell lung cancerImaging studiesPositron emission tomography scanningAbnormal scan findingsAbdominal CT scanCell lung cancerMalignant lymph nodesPresence of malignancyNoninvasive imaging studiesClinical evaluation toolCurative surgeryScan findingsBone scanLymph nodesTreatment optionsThorough history