Imaging in thoracic oncology: case studies from Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board: (part 2 of 2 part series)

Cancer Imaging. 2013 Dec 6;13(3):440-7. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0030.

Abstract

Multidisciplinary tumor board conferences foster collaboration among health care providers from a variety of specialties and help to facilitate optimal patient care. Generally, the clinical questions revolve around the best options for establishing a diagnosis, staging the disease and directing treatment. This article describes and illustrates the clinical scenarios of three patients who were presented at our thoracic Tumor Board, focusing on management issues and the role of imaging. These patients had invasive thymoma; concurrent small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer; and esophageal cancer with celiac lymph node metastases, respectively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Thymoma / diagnosis*
  • Thymoma / therapy
  • Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed