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The following table depicts the TNM classification for lung cancer | The following table depicts the TNM classification for lung cancer: | ||
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|+ TNM classification of lung cancer <ref name="Harrison">{{Cite journal | last=Chheang | first=S |author2=Brown K | title=Lung cancer staging: clinical and radiologic perspectives | journal=Seminars in Interventional Radiology | volume=30 | issue=2 | pages=99–113 |date=June 2013 | pmid=24436525 | pmc=3709937 | doi=10.1055/s-0033-1342950}}</ref> | |+ TNM classification of lung cancer <ref name="Harrison">{{Cite journal | last=Chheang | first=S |author2=Brown K | title=Lung cancer staging: clinical and radiologic perspectives | journal=Seminars in Interventional Radiology | volume=30 | issue=2 | pages=99–113 |date=June 2013 | pmid=24436525 | pmc=3709937 | doi=10.1055/s-0033-1342950}}</ref> |
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Lung mass staging On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Lung mass staging |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
According to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system, there are 4 stages of malignant lung mass, based on 3 factors: tumor size, lymph node invasion, and metastasis.[1] Each stage is assigned a letter and a number that designate T for tumor size, N for node invasion, and M for metastasis.
Staging
The following table depicts the TNM classification for lung cancer:
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References
- ↑ Stages of non–small cell lung cancer. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/lung/staging/?region=ab
- ↑ Chheang, S; Brown K (June 2013). "Lung cancer staging: clinical and radiologic perspectives". Seminars in Interventional Radiology. 30 (2): 99–113. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1342950. PMC 3709937. PMID 24436525.