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Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Thoracic Cavity

MedGen UID:
1651966
•Concept ID:
C4744449
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Thorax

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the thoracic cavity from another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of lung metastases.
Patrini D, Panagiotopoulos N, Lawrence D, Scarci M
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2017 Apr 2;78(4):192-198. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.4.192. PMID: 28398890
Thymoma: Diagnosis and treatment.
Singh G, Rumende CM, Amin Z
Acta Med Indones 2011 Jan;43(1):74-8. PMID: 21339550
Optimal management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node metastases.
Battafarano RJ
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 Jun;131(6):1227-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.11.011. PMID: 16733149

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Symptomatic secondary spinal arachnoid cysts: a systematic review.
Wang YB, Wang DH, Deng SL
Spine J 2023 Aug;23(8):1199-1211. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.002. PMID: 36924909
Transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: a randomised trial.
Zhang J, Guo JR, Huang ZS, Fu WL, Wu XL, Wu N, Kuebler WM, Herth FJF, Fan Y
Eur Respir J 2021 Dec;58(6) Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00055-2021. PMID: 33958432
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor invading pulmonary trunk with multiple mediastinal lymph node metastasis.
Song Z, Zhang Y, Xu X, Li F, Shi T, Li Z, Zhou Q
Ann Thorac Surg 2011 Jul;92(1):e15. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.097. PMID: 21718820
Bronchoscopy for bevacizumab-related hemoptysis.
Cho YJ, Murgu SD, Colt HG
Lung Cancer 2007 Jun;56(3):465-8. Epub 2007 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.01.022. PMID: 17368626
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) as second malignancy after treatment of Hodgkin's disease.
Khadwal A, Biswas G, Arora B, Kurkure PA, Deshmukh C, Shetty V
Indian J Pediatr 2006 May;73(5):437-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02758571. PMID: 16741333

Diagnosis

Transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: a randomised trial.
Zhang J, Guo JR, Huang ZS, Fu WL, Wu XL, Wu N, Kuebler WM, Herth FJF, Fan Y
Eur Respir J 2021 Dec;58(6) Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00055-2021. PMID: 33958432
Mediastinal Staging in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Gamliel Z
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2016 Jul;25(3):493-502. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2016.02.004. PMID: 27261911
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: the standard of care for evaluation of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy.
Vaidya PJ, Kate AH, Chhajed PN
J Cancer Res Ther 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):549-51. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.126430. PMID: 24518694
Mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Dhillon SS, Dhillon JK, Yendamuri S
Expert Rev Respir Med 2011 Dec;5(6):835-50; quiz 851. doi: 10.1586/ers.11.75. PMID: 22082168
Classification of the thoroughness of mediastinal staging of lung cancer.
Detterbeck F, Puchalski J, Rubinowitz A, Cheng D
Chest 2010 Feb;137(2):436-42. doi: 10.1378/chest.09-1378. PMID: 20133290

Therapy

Transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: a randomised trial.
Zhang J, Guo JR, Huang ZS, Fu WL, Wu XL, Wu N, Kuebler WM, Herth FJF, Fan Y
Eur Respir J 2021 Dec;58(6) Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00055-2021. PMID: 33958432
Pleural Metastasis From Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma.
Mytinger AK, Lim KG, Kern RM, Mullon JJ, Edell ES, Saeed AI
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2018 Jan;25(1):54-56. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000379. PMID: 28195965
Surgical management of lung metastases.
Patrini D, Panagiotopoulos N, Lawrence D, Scarci M
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2017 Apr 2;78(4):192-198. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.4.192. PMID: 28398890
Restaging after neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for N2 non-small cell lung cancer.
Cerfolio RJ, Bryant AS
Thorac Surg Clin 2008 Nov;18(4):417-21, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.08.002. PMID: 19086610
Bronchoscopy for bevacizumab-related hemoptysis.
Cho YJ, Murgu SD, Colt HG
Lung Cancer 2007 Jun;56(3):465-8. Epub 2007 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.01.022. PMID: 17368626

Prognosis

Secondary extradural spinal manifestation of esthesioneuroblastoma.
Hong B, Hermann EJ, Feuerhake F, Krauss JK
Br J Neurosurg 2019 Oct;33(5):594-596. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1396285. PMID: 29086605
Surgical management of lung metastases.
Patrini D, Panagiotopoulos N, Lawrence D, Scarci M
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2017 Apr 2;78(4):192-198. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.4.192. PMID: 28398890
Stressing Signal Versus Noise: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning.
Gupta N, Feingold K, Dhaliwal G
J Gen Intern Med 2017 Jan;32(1):122-126. Epub 2016 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3887-8. PMID: 27798784Free PMC Article
Mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Dhillon SS, Dhillon JK, Yendamuri S
Expert Rev Respir Med 2011 Dec;5(6):835-50; quiz 851. doi: 10.1586/ers.11.75. PMID: 22082168
Bronchoscopy for bevacizumab-related hemoptysis.
Cho YJ, Murgu SD, Colt HG
Lung Cancer 2007 Jun;56(3):465-8. Epub 2007 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.01.022. PMID: 17368626

Clinical prediction guides

Transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: a randomised trial.
Zhang J, Guo JR, Huang ZS, Fu WL, Wu XL, Wu N, Kuebler WM, Herth FJF, Fan Y
Eur Respir J 2021 Dec;58(6) Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00055-2021. PMID: 33958432
The role of endobronchial ultrasound/esophageal ultrasound for evaluation of the mediastinum in lung cancer.
Czarnecka K, Yasufuku K
Expert Rev Respir Med 2014 Dec;8(6):763-76. doi: 10.1586/17476348.2014.985210. PMID: 25395019
Malignant granular cell tumor of the posterior mediastinum with dissemination.
Nakao M, Hishida T, Ishii G, Yoshida J, Nishimura M, Nagai K
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2012 Feb;20(1):71-3. doi: 10.1177/0218492311421453. PMID: 22371949
Mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Dhillon SS, Dhillon JK, Yendamuri S
Expert Rev Respir Med 2011 Dec;5(6):835-50; quiz 851. doi: 10.1586/ers.11.75. PMID: 22082168
Mediastinoscopic observations of metastatic spread in pulmonary carcinoma.
Palva T, Kärjä J, Palva A
Acta Otolaryngol 1973 May;75(5):443-7. doi: 10.3109/00016487309139773. PMID: 4354312

Recent systematic reviews

Symptomatic secondary spinal arachnoid cysts: a systematic review.
Wang YB, Wang DH, Deng SL
Spine J 2023 Aug;23(8):1199-1211. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.002. PMID: 36924909
Pulmonary metastasectomy with lymphadenectomy for colorectal pulmonary metastases: A systematic review.
van Dorp M, Bousema JE, Torensma B, Dickhoff C, van den Broek FJC, Schreurs WH, Gonzalez M, Kazemier G, Heineman DJ
Eur J Surg Oncol 2022 Jan;48(1):253-260. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.09.020. PMID: 34656390
Preoperative Staging by EBUS in cN0/N1 Lung Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Leong TL, Loveland PM, Gorelik A, Irving L, Steinfort DP
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2019 Jul;26(3):155-165. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000545. PMID: 30119069
Endosonography Versus Mediastinoscopy in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sehgal IS, Dhooria S, Aggarwal AN, Behera D, Agarwal R
Ann Thorac Surg 2016 Nov;102(5):1747-1755. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.110. PMID: 27637288
Status and prognosis of lymph node metastasis in patients with cardia cancer - a systematic review.
Okholm C, Svendsen LB, Achiam MP
Surg Oncol 2014 Sep;23(3):140-6. Epub 2014 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2014.06.001. PMID: 24953457

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