title: Dilemmas in lung cancer staging.
abstract: The TNM staging system is the most important prognostic factor for lung cancer. The most encountered difficulties in pathologic staging of lung cancer include assessment of pleural invasion, synchronous tumor nodules, and lymph node sampling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology-PUH C608, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. dacics@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dacic
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology