Accurate staging of the mediastinal lymph nodes in resectable non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is critically important to determine the overall stage of the tumor and guide subsequent management.

Endoscopic biopsy of lymph nodes between the two lungs ... Endosonographic Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging of Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal, 2014; 146 (2): 389 DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-2349; ...

Patients with primary left lung cancer who underwent 4L lymph node dissection had more favorable survival outcomes than those who did not receive 4L dissection, according a single-center ...

Accurate molecular detection of non-small cell lung cancer metastases in mediastinal lymph nodes sampled by endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspiration. Chest 127 , 430–437 (2005).

A multidisciplinary guideline panel convened by the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP ...

October 20, 2008 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Granulomatous inflammation in mediastinal lymph nodes ... 35 had lung cancer, 1 had melanoma, 1 had esophageal cancer, and 1 had renal cancer.

A mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure that uses a narrow scope, called a mediastinoscope, inserted through your chest wall to examine the mediastinum ... lung cancer The size and extent of your ...

Stage 2 lung cancer means the cancer may have spread from the lungs to nearby lymph nodes. Learn about diagnosis, treatment, and survival rate.

The mediastinum is actually the part of the chest between the two lungs. There are a lot of lymph nodes there that drain the lung, and if the cancer had spread to any of the lymph nodes, the ...

The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management ...