Stage classification provides a nomenclature about the anatomic extent of a cancer; a
consistent language provides the ability to communicate about a specific patient and about …

The tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging system approved by International Association for
the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) to …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide with 1.8 million newly
diagnosed cases, or 13% of all cancers diagnosed, in 2012 [1]. The worldwide numbers are …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The revision for the eighth edition of the tumor, node,
and metastasis (TNM) classification of lung cancer was based on analyses of the …

Introduction Stage classification provides a consistent language to describe the anatomic
extent of disease and is therefore a critical tool in caring for patients. The Staging and …

Introduction It can be difficult to distinguish between a second primary and a metastasis in
patients with lung cancer who have more than one pulmonary site of cancer. Methods A …

Although the development of multiple primary tumors in smokers with lung cancer can be
attributed to carcinogen-induced field cancerization, the occurrence of multiple tumors at …

Introduction Application of tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) classification is difficult in
patients with lung cancer presenting as multiple ground glass nodules or with diffuse …

Lung cancer can be diagnosed pathologically based either on histologic biopsy or cytologic
specimens. 1, 2 In the 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Lung Tumors …

In the past 20 years, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) has
been working on a global project to revise the TNM classification of lung cancer. The first …