TY - JOUR
T1 - Tumor Staging of Lung Cancer
T2 - Essential Concepts for the Radiologist
AU - Raptis, Constantine A.
AU - Robb, Caroline L.
AU - Bhalla, Sanjeev
PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - Several important modifications have been proposed for the tumor (T) descriptor for lung cancers. New size cutoffs have been determined and there are new T descriptors for adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, and part-solid adenocarcinomas with a solid component > 0.5 cm to 3 cm (T1a, T1b, T1c). There are also recommendations for multifocal adenocarcinoma, which are classified by the lesion with the highest level T descriptor, and the number of lesions is indicated. Knowledge of these changes is important in the appropriate clinical staging of patients with lung cancer.
AB - Several important modifications have been proposed for the tumor (T) descriptor for lung cancers. New size cutoffs have been determined and there are new T descriptors for adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, and part-solid adenocarcinomas with a solid component > 0.5 cm to 3 cm (T1a, T1b, T1c). There are also recommendations for multifocal adenocarcinoma, which are classified by the lesion with the highest level T descriptor, and the number of lesions is indicated. Knowledge of these changes is important in the appropriate clinical staging of patients with lung cancer.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Lung adenocarcinoma
KW - Lung cancer
KW - Staging
KW - Subsolid
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044720226&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.01.006
DO - 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.01.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29622074
AN - SCOPUS:85044720226
SN - 0033-8389
VL - 56
SP - 391
EP - 398
JO - Radiologic Clinics of North America
JF - Radiologic Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -