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Five-Year Survival After Endosonography vs Mediastinoscopy for Mediastinal Nodal Staging of Lung Cancer.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Kuijvenhoven, Jolanda C 
Korevaar, Daniël A 
Tournoy, Kurt G 
Malfait, Thomas LA 
Dooms, Christophe 

Abstract

Lung cancer accounts for the highest cancer-related mortality rate worldwide.1 Accurate mediastinal nodal staging is crucial in the management of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) because it directs therapy and has prognostic value.2,3

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Keywords

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Endosonography, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Lymph Nodes, Lymphatic Metastasis, Mediastinoscopy, Neoplasm Staging, Sensitivity and Specificity

Journal Title

JAMA

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Journal ISSN

0098-7484
1538-3598

Volume Title

316

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)