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	Lung Cancer Staging

Related narratives: Right Upper Lobectomy Chest Wall Resection and Right Upper Lobectomy Tumor TX unassessable or evident only by cytology on bronchial washings T0 no evidence of primary Tis in situ T1 < 3 cm; beyond main bronchus; within pleura T2 > 3 cm or • main bronchus beyond 2 cm from carina or • visceral pleural invasion or • partial atelectasis or obstructive pneumonia T3 any size tumor with: • invasion of chest wall, diaphragm, mediastinal pleura, parietal pericardium, or • within 2 cm of carina but not invading carina or • atelectasis or obstructive pneumonia entire lung T4 any size with: • invasion of mediastinum, heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, vertebral body, or carina, or • separate nodules in the same lobe, or • malignant pleural effusion • NX can't be assessed Nodes N0 no regional nodes N1 ipsilateral peribronchial, hilar, or intrapulmonary N2 ipsilateral mediastinal or subcarinal N3 contralateral mediastinal, hilar, scalene or supraclavicular Stage T N M IA T1     IB T2     IIA T1 N1   IIB T2,3 N1   IIIA T1,2,3 N2     T3 N1   IIIB any T N3     T4 any N   IV     M1 Reference: AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998, 122, 123. This page was last modified on 14-Oct-2002.

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