TY - JOUR AU - Guibert, Nicolas AU - Mhanna, Laurent AU - Droneau, Sylvain AU - Plat, Gavin AU - Didier, Alain AU - Mazieres, Julien AU - Hermant, Christophe PY - 2016 TI - Techniques of endoscopic airway tumor treatment JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 8, No 11 (November 16, 2016): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - Interventional bronchoscopy has a predominant role in the management of both early and advanced-stage airway tumors. Given the very poor prognosis of lung cancer, there is a need for new tools to improve early detection and bronchoscopic treatment of endo-bronchial precancerous lesions. In more advanced stages, interventional bronchoscopy plays an important role, as nearly a third of lung cancers lead to proximal airway obstruction. This will cause great discomfort or even life-threatening symptoms related to local extension, such as dyspnea, post-obstructive pneumonia, and hemoptysis. Surgery for very locally advanced disease is only effective for a limited number of patients and the effects of conventional antitumor therapies, like radiation therapy or chemotherapy, are inconstant and are too delayed in a palliative context. In this review, we aim to provide pulmonologists with an exhaustive technical overview of (I) the bronchoscopic management of benign endobronchial lesions; (II) the bronchoscopic management of malignant tumors, including the curative treatment of localized lesions and palliative management of malignant proximal airway stenosis; and (III) descriptions of the emerging endoscopic techniques used to treat peripheral lung tumors. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/10591