Patterns of nodal spread in stage III NSCLC: importance of EBUS-TBNA and 18F-FDG PET/CT for radiotherapy target volume definition

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the pattern of intra-patient spread of lymph-node (LN)-metastases within the mediastinum as assessed by 18F-FDG PET/CT and systematic endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial-needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for precise target volume definitio...

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Main Authors: Maja Guberina, Kaid Darwiche, Hubertus Hautzel, Christoph Pöttgen, Nika Guberina, Thomas Gauler, Till Ploenes, Lale Umutlu, Dirk Theegarten, Clemens Aigner, Wilfried E. E. Eberhardt, Martin Metzenmacher, Marcel Wiesweg, Rüdiger Karpf-Wissel, Martin Schuler, Ken Herrmann, Martin Stuschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01904-4