title: Impact of the 7th TNM staging lung cancer in surgery.
abstract: Accurate staging of lung cancer is very critical to determine the proper management approach of each patient and to address prognosis issues. In this manuscript, we will discuss the impact of the most recent staging categories (7th TNM staging) on the management of non-small cell lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ahbamousa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bamousa
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: AlKattan
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011506:Proteins
chemical_list: C484600:IMPACT protein, human; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins