Lung cancer stagingTNM classificationExternal validationEighth editionIntroduction: We performed a validation study at our institution, the International Union Against Cancer (Union for International Cancer Control latest version of TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors Eighth Edition).Hwang, Joseph K.Page,...
Background: Carrying out a correct anatomical classification of lung cancer is crucial to take clinical and therapeutic decisions in each patient. Aim: TNM staging classification provides an accurate anatomical description about the extension of the disease; however, the anatomical burden of the disease...
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The TNM staging of lung cancer which is now widely used in clinic was formally proposed in 1997. It has played quite an important role in directing the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer as well as the clinical research in the past decade. However,at the same time,there are some insuf...
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer lung cancer staging project: proposals regarding the clinical staging of small cell lung cancer ... Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is usually classified using the limited and extensive definition. The tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) classifica...
Different stages of lung cancer patients have different prognosis. This article aims at comparing the differences of TNM staging in the 7 th and 8 th edition of 359 patients with non-small cell lung cancer( NSCLC),and at the same time consulting the literature to explore other possible impact...
Lung Cancer specific TNM 8 Staging aid. Generate the overall stage of a patient simply and easily using the latest version of the TNM guidelines. Designed and…
As the stage of NSCLC advances from IIIA to IIIC (the 8th edition lung cancer TNM staging system), the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate decreases from 36% to 13%1. For locally advanced NSCLCm+, current clinical guidelines recommend neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery and postoperative ...
The present study aims to compare the 7th and the proposed 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC TNM staging system for NSCLC in a cohort of patients from a single institution. A total of 408 patients with NSCLC who underwent radical surgery were analyzed retrosp