title: The diagnosis and staging of primary lung cancer.
abstract: The controversy surrounding the diagnosis and staging of the patient with primary lung cancer is reviewed in this article. Three basic algorithmic approaches to the problem are presented, with recommendations for both the theoretic and practical approaches to staging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bragg
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed