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Table 4 Summary of disagreements

From: Image analysis in posttreatment non-small cell lung cancer surveillance: specialists’ interpretations reviewed by the thoracic multidisciplinary tumor board

 

Number of events

MTB opinion in contrast to specialist’s recommendation

Major

 diagnostica

4

other control interval

9

no alteration of surveillance plan

4

stop surveillance, further diagnostic or therapeutic steps

 therapeutica

1

no therapy of presumed incomplete resection

1

resection of suspicious lymph node

1

resection of suspicious pleural thickening

1

resection of pulmonary nodule

 benign to malignanta

3

interpretation of pulmonary lesion as suspicious

1

interpretation of pleural lesion as suspicious

3

interpretation of lymph node as suspicious

 malignant to benigna

1

interpretation of liver lesion as less suspicious

2

interpretation of bone lesion as less suspicious

5

interpretation of pulmonary lesion as less suspicious

2

interpretation of lymph node as less suspicous

Minor

4

lymph node size

2

pericardial effusion

1

postoperative lesion

4

lung lesions

2

bone lesions

1

liver lesion

  1. MTB multidisciplinary tumor board
  2. aone or more options per case possible, e.g. resection of suspicious mediastinal lymph nodes