为肺癌症的 TNM 阶段更改: 这为什么是重要的？

• 作者: John T Murchison
• 来源期刊: 世界放射学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: LUNG cancer TUMOUR NODE METASTASIS STAGING
• 年，卷（期）: 2012,（4）
• 页码范围: 126-127
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: R734.2

摘要

Cancer staging characterises the extent of disease facilitating selection of the most appropriate management and therapy and providing prediction of prognosis.As understanding of lung cancer evolves the opportunities arises to adjust disease staging.The adoption of the 7th edition tumour,node,metastasis staging system should result in improved treatment selection and more accurate prognostic information for the individual patient.