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Review
. 2020 Jul;68(7):716-724.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01345-y. Epub 2020 Apr 7.

Lymph node assessment in early stage non-small cell lung cancer lymph node dissection or sampling?

Gail E Darling  1
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Lymph node assessment in early stage non-small cell lung cancer lymph node dissection or sampling?

Gail E Darling. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Lymph node assessment is an essential component of the treatment of lung cancer. Identification of the correct "N" stage is important for staging which in turn determines treatment. Assessment of lymph nodes may be accomplished using imaging with CT scan and PET-CT, invasive techniques such as mediastinoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) or endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). Ultimately, regardless of any pre-resection assessment, lymph nodes must be assessed at the time of resection. The question to be addressed in this report is the role of mediastinal lymph node dissection versus lymph node sampling. However, the issues surrounding lymph node assessment in NSCLC are complex, depending on clinical stage, imaging and histology.

Keywords: Lymph node dissection; Nonsmall cell lung cancer; Staging.

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