Lahey Clinic offers comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for all chest cancers. A team approach with our specialists from radiation oncology, medical oncology, thoracic surgery, interventional pulmonary medicine, combined with radiology and pathology, provides the best care for patients. We specialize in treating malignant disorders of the chest with the most advanced medical and interventional pulmonary approaches, supported by therapeutic advancements and state-of-the-art technologies.

Malignant diseases treated:

• Carcinoid tumors
• Carcinoma in situ of airway
• Metastatic tumors to the chest
• Non-small cell and small cell lung cancer
• Pleural effusions
• Thymoma
• Tracheal tumors

Diagnostic and therapeutic interventions

Interventional pulmonology

• Airway stenting
• Airway tumor debulking with laser, electrocautery, or argon plasma coagulation therapy
• Cryotherapy
• Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy
• Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy with transbronchial needle aspirate
• Medical thoracoscopy and pleurodesis
• Photodynamic therapy
• Pleural catheter placement

Medical oncology

• Adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Definitive chemotherapy
• NIH-supported clinical trials
• Novel biologic and targeted therapies

Radiation oncology

• Brachytherapy
• Hyperfractionated radiation therapy
• Image-guided radiation therapy
• Stereotactic radiosurgery

Radiology

• Interventional CT and ultrasound-guided biopsy
• PET/CT fusion imaging

Thoracic surgery

• Minimally-invasive video-assisted resection

For information and appointments, please call 781-504-9366.