Diagnosing and managing mediastinal lesions and neuroendocrine tumours

DAY 2

Chaired by Dr Amna Burzic (Nottingham) and Dr Sinan Eccles (Pontyclun)

10.30am - Patient pathway of lung cancer (including lung cancer screening)
Julia McAdam (Shrewsbury)

11.00am - Imaging and diagnosis of anterior mediastinal lesions
Speaker to be confirmed

11.30am - Thymus, thymoma, and paraneoplastic syndromes
Yvonne Summers (Manchester)

10:30 AM

90 MINUTE SESSION

Learning outcomes

  • Recognise and differentiate the key anterior mediastinal lesions on imaging and understand the role of biopsy.
  • Describe the multidisciplinary management of thymic tumours, including surgical strategies and the association with paraneoplastic syndromes.
  • Understand the classification, systemic therapy options, and emerging translational approaches for thoracic neuroendocrine tumours.

Curriculum mapping

  • Clinical CiPs (Internal Medicine)
    • Managing patients in an outpatient clinic, ambulatory or community setting, including management of long-term conditions
  • Respiratory Specialty CiPs
    • Managing all aspects of thoracic malignancy and advanced or terminal respiratory disease including diagnostic pathways and working with the MDT