Healio

4L lymph node dissection may improve lung cancer survival

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The standard treatment procedure for resectable non-small cell lung cancer involves lobectomy with systemic ...
MedPage Today

New Emphasis on N1 Lymph Nodes Dawns on Lung Resections

NEW ORLEANS -- More extensive N1 lymph node assessment may better guide therapy after non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) resections with curative intent, real-world data suggested. The more N1 ...
ascopubs.org

Bilateral Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy Is Associated With Potential Survival Advantages in Patients With Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Undergo Lung Resection

Risk Model for Predicting Gaps in Surgical Oncology Care Among Patients With Stage I-III Rectal Cancer From KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Patients diagnosed with solid-dominant stage I NSCLC between ...
Everyday Health

When Lung Cancer Spreads to Your Lymph Nodes: What to Expect

The medical term for cancer that has spread is "metastasis." Knowing whether lung cancer is in lymph nodes, and which lymph nodes it has spread to, helps doctors assign the cancer a stage and ...
Healio

Old, current lymph node maps inadequately classify lung cancer

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Due to inconsistencies in interpretation and application, use of older or newly introduced lymph node maps may ...
News Medical

Lymph Nodes in Lung Cancer

Evaluation of the hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes is part of the surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is also vital to the staging of lung cancer, which determines the need ...
ascopubs.org

Incomplete Intrapulmonary Lymph Node Retrieval After Routine Pathologic Examination of Resected Lung Cancer

International, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Phase III Study of Motesanib Plus Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small ...
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Lymph node collection kit may improve long-term survival after lung cancer surgery

Denver--March 26, 2021---A lymph node collection kit can help surgeons attain compete resection and improve long-term survival after curative-intent lung cancer surgery, according to a study published ...
Medscape

Keyhole Rivals Open Surgery for Lung Cancer Resection

BARCELONA, Spain — Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of early lung cancer leads to better in-hospital patient outcomes than open lobectomy without compromising oncologic ...
Nature

How should performance in EBUS mediastinal staging in lung cancer be measured?

Taking all these considerations into account, we propose the following data fields should be recorded for all staging EBUS centres: EBUS procedure indication. Sedation strategy (physician-led vs ...
Nature

Mediastinal staging of NSCLC with endoscopic and endobronchial ultrasound

Mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is of paramount importance. It distinguishes operable from inoperable disease, guides prognosis and allows accurate comparison of outcomes in ...