Endobronchial Therapies for Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment of Lung Cancer

Sameer K Avasarala; Otis B Rickman

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2022.01.004

Endobronchial Therapies for Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment of Lung Cancer

Surg Clin North Am. 2022 Jun;102(3):393-412. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.01.004. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

Authors

Sameer K Avasarala¹, Otis B Rickman²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Bolwell 6th, Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/SKAvasarala.
² Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, T-1218 Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35671763
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.01.004

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide and within the United States. Although evidence-based screening has been shown to reduce cancer-related mortality, the late-stage presentation remains common. Bronchoscopy has been proven to be an essential tool in the diagnosis and management of lung cancer. Basic and advanced diagnostic bronchoscopic techniques offer a minimally invasive modality for diagnosing and staging patients with lung cancer. In patients with malignant endotracheobronchial disease, therapeutic bronchoscopy (flexible or rigid) is a safe procedure that palliates symptoms such as dyspnea and hemoptysis. In this article, we review the various endobronchial tools and strategies essential for the management of lung cancer.

Keywords: Central airway obstruction; Endobronchial ultrasound; Flexible bronchoscopy; Lung cancer staging; Rigid bronchoscopy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy* / methods
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
Lung Neoplasms* / therapy
Neoplasm Staging