The article deals with lung cancer staging. A general discussion of staging is found in cancer staging.
General
The clinical staging and pathologic staging are concordant in only approximately ~50% of cases.[1]
TNM staging system
Tumour
| T stage
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Size/criteria
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Other requirements
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Comment
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| T0
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(no tumour)
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rare
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| Tis
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no invasion
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rare
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| T1a
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<=2 cm
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confined to lung, no VPI, no main branch bronchus involvement
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| T1b
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>2 cm, <=3 cm
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confined to lung, no VPI, no main branch bronchus involvement
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|
| T2a
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>3cm or VPI or main branch bronchus involvement, <= 5cm
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confined to lung, no total lung collapse
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| T2b
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>5cm or VPI or main branch bronchus involvement, < 7cm
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confined to lung, no total lung collapse
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| T3
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>7 cm or 2 or more nodules or total lung collapse
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|
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| T4
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extension beyond the lung
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|
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Lymph nodes
| N stage
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Criteria
|
Comment
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| N0
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no lymph node metastases
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| N1
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metastasis in any ipsilateral node
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includes hilar, peribronchial & intrapulmonary nodes; direct extension also counts
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| N2
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metastasis in any ipsilateral mediastinal node or subcarinal node
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| N3
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metastasis in any contralateral node, scalene node or supraclavicular node
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Lymph nodes stations
| Station number
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Location
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Staging
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| Station 1
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lower cervical, supraclavicular, sternal notch
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N3 for supraclavicular, N2 for others
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| Station 2
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upper paratracheal nodes
|
N2
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| Station 3
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prevascular (anterior) and retrotracheal (posterior)
|
N2
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| Station 4
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lower paratracheal (right and left)
|
N2
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| Station 5
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subaortic/aorto-pulmonary window
|
N2
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| Station 6
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Para-aortic (phrenic or asc. aorta)
|
N2
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| Station 7
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subcarinal
|
N2
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| Station 8
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paraesophageal
|
N2
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| Station 9
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pulmonary ligament
|
N2
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| Station 10
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hilar nodes (left and right)
|
N1
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| Station 11
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interlobar nodes (left and right)
|
N1
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| Station 12
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lobar
|
N1
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| Station 13
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segmental
|
N1
|
| Station 14
|
subsegmental
|
N1
|
See also
References
- ↑ López-Encuentra, A.; García-Luján, R.; Rivas, JJ.; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, J.; Torres-Lanza, J.; Varela-Simo, G. (Mar 2005). "Comparison between clinical and pathologic staging in 2,994 cases of lung cancer.". Ann Thorac Surg 79 (3): 974-9; discussion 979. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.004. PMID 15734416.
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