Mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer

作者：Dhillon Samjot Singh; Dhillon Jaspreet Kaur; Yendamuri Sai^*

来源：Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2011, 5(6): 835-851.

DOI：10.1586/ERS.11.75

• endobronchial ultrasound
• endoscopic ultrasound
• lung cancer
• mediastinoscopy
• staging
• TEMLA

Accurate mediastinal staging is the hallmark of a sound thoracic oncology program. Mediastinal staging remains the most important validated tool for making treatment decisions for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. The last few years have seen the emergence of several new techniques to improve mediastinal staging. This article summarizes the current state of the art of this rapidly evolving field.

• 出版日期2011-12