Rationale: Multidetector-row chest computed tomography scan is a common initial imaging
modality and endobronchial ultrasound is a minimally invasive diagnostic tool used to …

Multidisciplinary lung cancer care is here to stay. It is mandated for accreditation of lung
cancer programs in many states. A comprehensive review of the literature reveals a swell of …

Lung malignancy is known to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality.
Endocrine paraneoplastic syndromes in lung cancer are common. These are due to …

This book provides a comprehensive yet succinct update for the clinician in the diagnosis,
staging, and treatment of lung cancer. Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in the US …

Erlotinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is an oral targeted
anticancer drug that is used to treat non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Previous studies …

Flexible bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle
aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) are the pulmonologists´ basic procedures for the biopsy of …

In recent years, the incidence of lung cancer (LC) has been increasing throughout the world
and is the most common type of cancer in all regions of the world, occurring more frequently …

Each year, more than 1 million persons worldwide are found to have a lung nodule that
carries a risk of being malignant. In reality, the vast majority of lung nodules are benign …

Hintergrund: Seit 2008 können sich Lungenkrebszentren nach den Anforderungen der
Deutschen Krebsgesellschaft zertifizieren lassen. In diesem Aufsatz wird das …

Lung cancer carries a huge disease burden: the death toll is high, the disease severely
impacts the quality of life of patients and their families, and it is associated with considerable …