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mediastinal metastases

Known as: Metastases to the Mediastinum, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Mediastinum, Metastasis to the Mediastinum 
The spread of a malignant neoplasm to the mediastinum from an adjacent or distant anatomic site.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Methods for staging non-small cell lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
BACKGROUND Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and prognosis differ significantly by stage… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Real-time endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: how many aspirations per target lymph node station?
OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to determine the optimal number of aspirations per lymph node (LN) station during… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition).
BACKGROUND Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and the prognosis differ significantly by… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Test Performance of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography for Mediastinal Staging in Patients with NonSmall-Cell Lung Cancer
Context Is computed tomography (CT) or positron emission tomography with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) better for mediastinal… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Test performance of positron emission tomography and computed tomography for mediastinal staging in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis.
PURPOSE To compare the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) with 18… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a review of the current evidence.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine the test performance characteristics of CT scanning, positron emission tomography (PET) scanning… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Preoperative staging of non-small-cell lung cancer with positron-emission tomography.
BACKGROUND Determining the stage of non-small-cell lung cancer often requires multiple preoperative tests and invasive procedures… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Role of transesophageal endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of lung cancer.
STUDY OBJECTIVE Bronchoscopic methods fail to diagnose lung cancer in up to 30% of patients. We studied the role of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Total en bloc spondylectomy. A new surgical technique for primary malignant vertebral tumors.
STUDY DESIGN The study of seven patients with primary malignant or benign aggressive tumors who underwent a new aggressive… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
An analysis of distant metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts
The charts of 5,019 previously untreated patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts who… 
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