title: Update in non small-cell lung cancer staging.
abstract: Significant progress has been made with the introduction of the TNM-7 staging system for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Constituting the first major revision in 12 years, the seventh edition of NSCLC TNM (TNM-7) is based on the recommendations from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Lung Cancer Staging Project of 2007. This new TNM iteration includes a subset analysis on SCLC and carcinoid tumors. A thorough understanding of its principles by the radiologist is helpful to increase efficiency and to improve communication with the referring clinicians.
authors: Dept. of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
authors: R A
authors: RA
authors: Salgado
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Snoeckx
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Spinhoven
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Op de Beeck
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Corthouts
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Parizel
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000592:standards*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic