Incidence of occult mediastinal node involvement in cN0 non-small-cell lung cancer patients after negative uptake of positron emission tomography/computer tomography scan

Abstract

Mediastinal staging of NSCLC by FDG-PET/CT showed a considerable incidence of FNs. NPV is lower than previously reported and the preoperative mediastinal staging by 18FDG-PET/CT may jeopardise the accurate treatment for early stage NSCLC patients.