| The mediastinum in non-small cell lung cancer: CT-surgical correlation. | |
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PMID: 6609589 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Computed tomography was used to evaluate the mediastinum preoperatively in 60 patients with non-small cell lung cancer; 49 of these patients had thorough surgical-pathologic determination of mediastinal node status. Mediastinal lymph nodes were located by CT using the node-mapping scheme suggested by the American Thoracic Society and were considered abnormal when larger than 100 mm2 in cross-sectional area. The sensitivity of CT was 95% in detecting malignant mediastinal adenopathy; however, specificity was only 64%. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the optimal size criterion for diagnosing malignant mediastinal adenopathy is 1.0-1.5 cm when the short axis of a node is measured. CT staging of the mediastinum in patients with non-small cell lung cancer is clinically useful; negative mediastinal CT makes mediastinoscopy unnecessary, whereas positive CT should lead to biopsy of the enlarged node. |
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G M Glazer; M B Orringer; B H Gross; L E Quint |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AJR. American journal of roentgenology Volume: 142 ISSN: 0361-803X ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Publication Date: 1984 Jun |
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Created Date: 1984-06-12 Completed Date: 1984-06-12 Revised Date: 2008-02-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708173 Medline TA: AJR Am J Roentgenol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1101-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Carcinoma
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radiography*,
surgery Humans Lung Neoplasms / radiography*, surgery Lymph Nodes / radiography Mediastinum / radiography* Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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