The Role of Extended Cervical Mediastinoscopy in Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer of the Left Lung and a Comparison with Integrated Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Does Integrated Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Reduce the Need for Invasive Procedures?

Metin, Muzaffer; Citak, Necati; Sayar, Adnan; Pekcolaklar, Atilla; Melek, HÜSEYİN; Kok, Abdulaziz; Gurses, Atilla

doi:10.1097/jto.0b013e318225914e

The Role of Extended Cervical Mediastinoscopy in Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer of the Left Lung and a Comparison with Integrated Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Does Integrated Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Reduce the Need for Invasive Procedures?

Metin M., Citak N., Sayar A., Pekcolaklar A., Melek H., Kok A., ...More

JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, vol.6, no.10, pp.1713-1719, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 6 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318225914e
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1713-1719
Keywords: Lung cancer, Diagnosis (includes staging, imaging, fiducials), Mediastinal lymph nodes, Positron emission tomography, PET/CT, LYMPH-NODES, BRONCHOGENIC-CARCINOMA, BIOPSY
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Extended cervical mediastinoscopy (ECM) is a method for sampling aortopulmonary window (APW) mediastinal lymph nodes. In this study, the efficacy of integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was compared with ECM for the detection of APW lymph node metastasis.