Chaiwun B, Saad A, Chatterjee S J, Taylor C R, Beattie E J, Cote R J
Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine/Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
Pathology (Phila). 1996;4(1):155-68.
Approximately 78% of lung carcinomas would be potentially curable by surgery if they were detected early enough. Thus, the most important factor in predicting outcome and defining therapy is the stage of the disease. This chapter discusses the TNM (primary tumor/nodal involvement/distant metastasis) staging system for lung cancer as well as lymph node and bone marrow micrometastasis status.
如果能早期发现，大约78%的肺癌有可能通过手术治愈。因此，预测预后和确定治疗方案的最重要因素是疾病的分期。本章讨论肺癌的TNM（原发肿瘤/淋巴结受累/远处转移）分期系统以及淋巴结和骨髓微转移状态。
