In the absence of distail metastases, accurate evaluation of TNM classification parameter N is the predictfve parameter whlch most often influences therapy and prognosis in NSCLC patients. Inaccuratc evaluation could easìly reclassìfy a patient from eligibility for resection to an exclu-sively pharmacologic treatment pian. Parameter N evaluation ìs commorily based on computer tomography (CT) and positron emission tomog-raphy (PET) fmdings; although both imaging techniques offer satisfactory results when com-bincd, thè specificity rates are suboptimal. Transbroiichial needle aspiratlon (TBNA) per-mits cytohistologìc sampling and can provide additional information to be intcgrated with imaging study data,
Metodiche di studio del mediastino nella valutazione del parametro "N" in corso di stadiazione del NSCLC.
MARZO, Carlo
2008
Abstract
In the absence of distail metastases, accurate evaluation of TNM classification parameter N is the predictfve parameter whlch most often influences therapy and prognosis in NSCLC patients. Inaccuratc evaluation could easìly reclassìfy a patient from eligibility for resection to an exclu-sively pharmacologic treatment pian. Parameter N evaluation ìs commorily based on computer tomography (CT) and positron emission tomog-raphy (PET) fmdings; although both imaging techniques offer satisfactory results when com-bincd, thè specificity rates are suboptimal. Transbroiichial needle aspiratlon (TBNA) per-mits cytohistologìc sampling and can provide additional information to be intcgrated with imaging study data,I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
