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  P1.03 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 455)

  • Event: WCLC 2016
  • Type: Poster Presenters Present
  • Track: Radiology/Staging/Screening
  • Presentations: 1
  • Moderators:
  • Coordinates: 12/05/2016, 14:30 - 15:45, Hall B (Poster Area)

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    P1.03-083 - Advances in Surgical Staging of NSCLC (ID 5796)

    14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): B. Mahon
    • Abstract

    Background:
    Staging of mediastinal lymph nodes in NSCLC defines the extent of thoracic malignancies & the disease process . It is based on the American Joint Committee for Cancer (AJCC) , TNM staging system , which describes the best anatomic extent of the disease . This defines operability & surgical resectibility , neoadjuvant therapy & prediciting prognostic survivability .
    
    Methods:
    A well-conducted literacture search & review undertaken . All papers or studies in the last 10 years were identified and studied .
    
    Results:
    Surgical & non-surgical staging methods were identified , compared and analysed for their sensitivity & specificity . Size , location & characteristics of tumour , local invasion or extension , lymphadenopathy & metastatic disease spread were identified as parameters .
    
    Conclusion:
    Early accurate staging improves overall outcomes if therapeutic interventions are well-organised & excuted in a timely fashion . Careful selection of staging methods is crucial .