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 …

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 …

Introduction Patients with lung cancer who harbor multiple pulmonary sites of disease have
been challenging to classify; a subcommittee of the International Association for the Study of …

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 …

Introduction Skeletal muscle depletion, referred to as sarcopenia, has recently been
identified as a risk factor for poor outcomes in various malignancies. However, the …

Feature Editor's Note—The eighth edition of the American Joint Commission on Cancer
TNM staging system for non–small cell lung cancer was introduced in January 2017 and will …

Abstract The Expert Consensus reviews current literatures and provides clinical practice
guidelines for thermal ablation of pulmonary subsolid nodules or ground-glass nodule …