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Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer

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The main issues related to thoracic imaging in evaluating patients with lung cancer are: detection, characterization, staging, treatment assessment, and monitoring for tumor recurrence after treatment. In this chapter we review the diagnosis and staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an emphasis on the seventh edition of the tumor node metastasis (TNM) staging system. The advantages and proper use of imaging techniques are stressed, especially in relation to the specifc situation of the patient and the needs of the clinician.

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  1. Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain

    José S. Vilar

  2. Division of Diagnostic Imaging, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Jeremy J. Erasmus

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  1. Radiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. Hodler

  2. Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    G. K. von Schulthess

  3. Kilchberg/Zurich, Switzerland

    Ch. L. Zollikofer

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Vilar, J.S., Erasmus, J.J. (2011). Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Heart and Chest, Including Breast 2011–2014. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1938-6_1

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