title: [Clinical staging of malignant lung and bronchial tumors].
abstract: The use of computed tomography for staging lung cancer is still under discussion. With reference to the literature, a comparison is made between the established conventional X-ray examinations, computed tomography and mediastinoscopy. Computed tomography is a useful non-invasive staging method for pretreatment classification of the primary tumour, the regional lymph node, and distant metastasis. The limitations of this method for staging lung cancer are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Abteilung der Lungenklinik Hemer.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wahlers
mesh_terms: D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Klinische Stadieneinteilung maligner Lungen- und Bronchialtumoren.