... (PLHIV) is higher than that of the general population. Given the high burden of PLHIV and lung cancer in Southern Africa, we aimed to compare the characteristics of PLHIV and HIV-negative lung cancer patients with regards to demographics, cell type, performance status, and tumour stage at presentation...

.... Imaging Ultrasound Staging Lung cancer diagnosis Biopsy Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, with 60% of patients presenting with advanced and incurable disease [1, 2]. The UK National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway (NOLCP) stipulates a biopsy should be performed within...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Bronchoscopy Diagnosis Mediastinal lymph nodes Staging The specimen collected in the lumen of the needle was first pushed out with the central stylet and then blown by air with a syringe onto...

...A.R.L. Medford; S. Agrawal; C.M. Free; J.A. Bennett Background: Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is a cheap, minimally invasive tool for lung cancer staging and diagnosis. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNA (EBUS-TBNA) is more sensitive but is more expensive and less widely...

... than 2 years were in group 1 and had a Karnofsky rating greater than 50 and No disease after staging. These data indicate that a combined surgical approach can be accomplished with low morbidity, low mortality, and increased survival rates, especially for patients with No disease who are vigorous...

...: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA in the analysis of enlarged subcarinal LN previously staged tumor negative by TBNA. Methods and Patients: In this retrospective study, we included all patients with (suspected) lung cancer and enlarged (>1 cm on CT) subcarinal LNs staged tumor negative by TBNA...

... or a combination of both procedures Mediastinoscopy was performed in 18/106 cases (17%). In 10 patients (9%), mediastinal metastasis was considered proven by TBNA. The remaining 78 patients were inoperable at the time of initial diagnosis because of advanced disease (stage III and IV), poor lung function...

...Mark Krasnik The goal of preoperative staging of non-small-cell lung cancer is to identify patients who will benefit from surgical resection. Various imaging and less invasive modalities are now available to improve therapy decision-making, and with the introduction of multimodality treatment...