Incomplete intrapulmonary lymph node retrieval after routine pathologic examination of resected lung cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2823-2828

  Ramirez, Robert A ^a   Wang, Christopher G ^a   Miller, Laura E ^a   Adair, Courtney A ^b   Berry, Allen ^c   Yu, Xinhua ^d   O'Brien, Thomas F ^b   Osarogiagbon, Raymond U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Duckworth Pathology Group   (United States)

^c St Francis Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTRAPULMONARY LYMPH NODE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUTINE PATHOLOGIC EXAMINATION; SPECIAL PATHOLOGIC EXAMINATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84865076465     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.39.2589     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Gephardt GN, Baker PB: Lung carcinoma surgical pathology report adequacy. Arch Pathol Lab Med 120:922-927, 1996
2. Farooq A, Osarogiagbon RU, Allen JW, et al: Accuracy and comprehensiveness of pathology reportage after lung cancer resection. J Clin Oncol 27:328s, 2009 (suppl; abstr 6523)
3. Varlotto JM, Recht A, Nikolov M, et al: Extent of lymphadenectomy and outcome for patients with stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer. Cancer 115:851-858, 2009
4. Ludwig MS, Goodman M, Miller DL, et al: Postoperative survival and the number of lymph nodes sampled during resection of node-negative non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 128:1545-1550, 2005 (Pubitemid 41324445)
5. Ou SI, Zell JA: Prognostic significance of the number of lymph nodes removed at lobectomy in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 3:880-886, 2008
6. Osarogiagbon RU, Allen JW, Farooq A, et al: Outcome of surgical resection for pathologic N0 and Nx non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 5:191- 196, 2010
7. Fukui T, Mori S, Yokoi K, et al: Significance of the number of positive lymph nodes in resected non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 1:120- 125, 2006
8. Wei S, Asamura H, Kawachi R, et al: Which is the better prognostic factor for resected non-small cell lung cancer the number of metastatic lymph nodes or the currently used nodal stage classification? J Thorac Oncol 6:310-318, 2011
9. Osarogiagbon RU, Allen JW, Farooq A, et al: Pathologic lymph node staging practice and stagepredicted survival after resection of lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 91:1486-1493, 2011
10. Allen JW, Farooq A, O'Brien TF, et al: Quality of surgical resection for nonsmall cell lung cancer in a US metropolitan area. Cancer 117:134- 142, 2011
11. Darling GE, Allen MS, Decker PA, et al: Randomized trial of mediastinal lymph node sampling versus complete lymphadenectomy during pulmonary resection in the patient with N0 or N1 (less than hilar) non-small cell carcinoma: Results of the American College of Surgery Oncology Group Z0030 Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 141:662-670, 2011
12. Darling GE, Allen MS, Decker PA, et al: Number of lymph nodes harvested from a mediastinal lymphadenectomy: Results of the randomized, prospective ACOSOG Z0030 trial. Chest 139:1124- 1129, 2011
13. Lester SC: Manual of Surgical Pathology (ed 2). Philadelphia, PA, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2006, pp 497-516
14. Westra WH, Hruban RH, Phelps TH, et al: Surgical Pathology Dissection (ed 2). New York, NY, Springer, 2002
15. Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology: Recommendations for processing and reporting of lymph node specimens submitted for evaluation of metastatic disease. Am J Clin Pathol 115:799-801, 2001
16. Lee JG, Lee CY, Park IK, et al: Number of metastatic lymph nodes in resected non-small cell lung cancer predicts patient survival. Ann Thorac Surg 85:211-215, 2008 (Pubitemid 350265823)
17. Jonnalagadda S, Smith C, Mhango G, et al: The number of lymph node metastasis as a prognostic factor in patients with N1 non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 140:433-440, 2011
18. Little AG, Rusch VW, Bonner JA, et al: Patterns of surgical care of lung cancer patients. Ann Thorac Surg 80:2051-2056, 2005 (Pubitemid 41718027)