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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
Controversies in the management of stage III non-small-cell lung cancer.
Biswas T, Sharma N, Machtay M
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014 Mar;14(3):333-47. Epub 2014 Jan 8 doi: 10.1586/14737140.2014.867809. PMID: 24397773
Thymoma: Diagnosis and treatment.
Singh G, Rumende CM, Amin Z
Acta Med Indones 2011 Jan;43(1):74-8. PMID: 21339550

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
Novel Systemic Treatment Modalities Including Immunotherapy and Molecular Targeted Therapy for Recurrent and Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Ghosh S, Shah PA, Johnson FM
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Jul 17;23(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms23147889. PMID: 35887235Free PMC Article
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
N2 disease in non-small-cell lung cancer: straight to surgery?
Sanchez-Lorente D, Guzman R, Boada M, Guirao A, Carriel N, Molins L
Future Oncol 2018 Mar;14(6s):13-16. doi: 10.2217/fon-2017-0387. PMID: 29664353
Controversies in the management of stage III non-small-cell lung cancer.
Biswas T, Sharma N, Machtay M
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014 Mar;14(3):333-47. Epub 2014 Jan 8 doi: 10.1586/14737140.2014.867809. PMID: 24397773

Diagnosis

Approach to Mediastinal Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.
Li Z, Xu H, Fan F
Adv Anat Pathol 2022 Nov 1;29(6):337-348. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000355. PMID: 35838636
Mediastinal Lymphoproliferative Disorders.
Pina-Oviedo S
Adv Anat Pathol 2021 Sep 1;28(5):307-334. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000305. PMID: 34074861
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
Preoperative staging of the mediastinum is an essential and multidisciplinary task.
Sanz-Santos J, Call S
Respirology 2020 Nov;25 Suppl 2:37-48. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1111/resp.13901. PMID: 32656946
Thymoma: Diagnosis and treatment.
Singh G, Rumende CM, Amin Z
Acta Med Indones 2011 Jan;43(1):74-8. PMID: 21339550

Therapy

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
Preoperative staging of the mediastinum is an essential and multidisciplinary task.
Sanz-Santos J, Call S
Respirology 2020 Nov;25 Suppl 2:37-48. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1111/resp.13901. PMID: 32656946
Mechanisms of pleurodesis.
Rodriguez-Panadero F, Montes-Worboys A
Respiration 2012;83(2):91-8. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.1159/000335419. PMID: 22286268
Thymoma: Diagnosis and treatment.
Singh G, Rumende CM, Amin Z
Acta Med Indones 2011 Jan;43(1):74-8. PMID: 21339550

Prognosis

Preoperative staging of the mediastinum is an essential and multidisciplinary task.
Sanz-Santos J, Call S
Respirology 2020 Nov;25 Suppl 2:37-48. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1111/resp.13901. PMID: 32656946
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
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
The role of surgery in patients with clinical n2 disease.
Mehran R
Thorac Surg Clin 2013 Aug;23(3):327-35. Epub 2013 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.04.007. PMID: 23931016
Bronchoscopic needle aspiration in the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy and staging of lung cancer.
Punamiya V, Mehta A, Chhajed PN
J Cancer Res Ther 2010 Apr-Jun;6(2):134-41. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.65231. PMID: 20622358

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
Lymph node metastatic patterns and its clinical significance for thoracic superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Wang A, Lu L, Fan J, Wang S, Chen X
J Cardiothorac Surg 2020 Sep 21;15(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s13019-020-01302-z. PMID: 32958015Free PMC Article
The predictive accuracy of sentinel nodes mapping in the setting of pulmonary metastasectomy.
Kim HK, Lee K, Han KN, Eo JS, Kim S, Choi YH
Clin Exp Metastasis 2017 Feb;34(2):125-131. Epub 2017 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s10585-016-9834-6. PMID: 28062976Free PMC Article
Role of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer: A Literature Review.
Di Guilmi J, Salvo G, Mehran R, Sood AK, Coleman RL, Lu KH, Vaporciyan A, Ramirez PT
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2016 May;26(4):801-6. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000680. PMID: 26937753
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

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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