Prognosis of multi-level N2-positive non-small cell lung cancer according to lymph node staging using endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial biopsy.
Hee-Young YoonJae Cheol LeeSang-We KimHyeong Ryul KimYong-Hee KimSe Hoon ChoiSu San KimSi Yeol SongEun Kyung ChoiSe Jin JangChang-Min ChoiPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2018)
EBUS-TBNA could be an effective diagnostic method for restaging in multi-level N2 NSCLC patients after induction CRT. As this was a pilot study, further large-scale randomized studies are needed.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- ultrasound guided
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- fine needle aspiration
- small cell lung cancer
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- open label
- squamous cell carcinoma
- peritoneal dialysis
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- heart failure
- computed tomography
- radiation therapy
- early stage
- sentinel lymph node
- phase iii
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- case control
- patient reported
- tyrosine kinase
- epidermal growth factor receptor