Epidemiology and Survival of Malignant Central Airway Obstruction in Lung Cancer Identified on Cross-Sectional Imaging.

This study provides the first systematic characterization of fundamental epidemiological data on malignant central airway obstructions at a tertiary cancer center in the United States. This data is important to inform research directions and funding efforts of this serious complication. It also serves as a baseline value against which to compare for future studies.