Publication Name	World Journal of Respirology
Manuscript ID	15387
Country	Poland

Received	2014-11-25 09:17
Peer-Review Started	2014-11-26 19:40
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Return for Revision	2015-02-03 12:10
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Current methods of staging and restaging of the mediastinal nodes in non-small-cell lung cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Marcin Zielinski
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Marcin Zielinski, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Hospital, Ul. Gładkie 1, 34500 Zakopane, Poland. marcinz@mp.pl
Key Words	Lung cancer; Staging; Endoscopy; Surgery; Mediastinum
Core Tip	All methods currently used for staging of non-small-cell lung cancer are analyzed. These methods include imaging techniques [computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) combined with CT (PET/CT)], endoscopic/ultrasound techniques endobronchial ultrasound/transbronchial needle aspiration and endoscopic ultrasound/fine needle aspiration and surgical techniques standard cervical mediastinoscopy, video-assisted mediastinoscopy, extended mediastinoscopy, video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy, transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy, anterior mediastinotomy (chamberlain procedure) and video-assisted thoracic surgery. The issue of intraoperative staging is also described. Finally, the author’s proposed algorithm of staging, both for primary staging and restaging after neoadjuvant therapy is presented.
Publish Date	2015-08-04 12:43
Citation	Zielinski M. Current methods of staging and restaging of the mediastinal nodes in non-small-cell lung cancer. World J Respirol 2015; 5(2): 166-175
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6255/full/v5/i2/166.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5320/wjr.v5.i2.166

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