Lung Cancer Staging

Leila Kutob; Frank Schneider

doi:10.1016/j.path.2019.10.003

Lung Cancer Staging

Surg Pathol Clin. 2020 Mar;13(1):57-71. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.10.003. Epub 2019 Dec 18.

Authors

Leila Kutob¹, Frank Schneider²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: frank.schneider@emory.edu.

PMID: 32005435
DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2019.10.003

Abstract

Lung cancer staging is a foundation of patient care, informing management decisions and prognosis. This comprehensive overview of the current 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer Cancer Staging Manual addresses common difficulties in staging, such as measuring the invasive component of adenocarcinomas and staging multiple lung nodules.

Keywords: AJCC; Lung cancer; Multiple nodules; Staging; Subtyping; TNM.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Neoplasm Staging* / methods
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology