Clinical Mis-Stagings and Risk Factors of Occult Nodal Disease in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Conclusions Despite advancements in CT, PET and minimally invasive nodal biopsy, there remains significant NSCLC mis-staging, especially for N2 disease. Improved, targeted N2 lymph node biopsy may improve pre-resection staging.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research