43 Evaluation of invasive nodal staging practice in lung cancer

Accurate lung cancer staging is essential for prognostication and treatment planning, with intrathoracic lymph node assessment a key component. NICE recommends sampling enlarged (>10 mm short axis on CT) or PET-positive thoracic nodes, with systematic assessment by EBUS. A Public Health Scotland Quality Performance Indicator states that at least 80% of patients with NSCLC and possible mediastinal spread should undergo mediastinal node sampling, but in 2021 this was only achieved in 68.7% of cases Scotland-wide.
Source: Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Diagnosis and Staging Source Type: research