Importance The National Cancer Database (NCDB), a joint quality improvement initiative of
the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the American Cancer …

Lung cancer is the primary reason of cancer deaths worldwide, and the percentage of death
rate is increasing step by step. There are chances of recovering from lung cancer by …

Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies and invasive …

Background The prognostic significance of TP53 concurrent mutations in patients with
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-mutated …

Importance Pathologic nodal stage is the most significant prognostic factor in resectable non–
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer …

A number of studies have examined the association between tumor protein 53 (TP53)
mutations and the clinical outcome in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Purpose The prevalence of minimally invasive lung cancer surgery using video-assisted
thoracic surgery (VATS) has increased dramatically over the past decade, yet recent studies …

The integral role of positron-emission tomography (PET) using the glucose analog tracer
fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

There are many complementary techniques for mediastinal staging of lung cancer. It is
increasingly apparent that the accuracy of mediastinal staging depends not only on which …

Introduction: Guidance is limited for invasive staging in patients with lung cancer without
mediastinal disease by positron emission tomography (PET). We developed and validated a …