Commentary: To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it —predicting malignancy in mediastinal lymph nodes

The evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes is perhaps the most critical step in the staging of patients with suspected or confirmed non –small cell lung cancer. Current national practice guidelines published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network1 and the American College of Chest Physicians2 recommend a noninvasive first step with computed tomography and positron emission tomography for all patients, followed by invasive me diastinal staging in patients with radiographic evidence of hilar or mediastinal lymph node involvement, or those with a radiographically normal mediastinum and central tumors3  cm in size.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research