Surgical experience and patient-related restrictions predict the adequacy of cervical mediastinoscopy in non-small cell lung carcinoma lymph node staging

Surgical experience and patient-related restrictions predict the adequacy of cervical mediastinoscopy in non-small cell lung carcinoma lymph node staging

Abstract Background Until recently, cervical mediastinoscopy was considered to be the reference standard for mediastinal staging for Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC). In the absence of metastases, mediastinal lymph node involvement is the most important prognostic factor and as such it determin...

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Main Authors: Theo J. Klinkenberg, Wobbe Bouma, Caroline Van De Wauwer, Rienhart F. E. Wolf, Massimo A. Mariani, Harry J. M. Groen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Mediastinoscopy
Video-assisted mediastinoscopy
Non-small cell lung cancer
Experience
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0821-7

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