The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revision of the M Descriptors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

• Published in: Journal of thoracic oncology Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 1515 - 1522
• Main Authors: Eberhardt, Wilfried E E, Mitchell, Alan, Crowley, John, Kondo, Haruhiko, Kim, Young Tae, Turrisi, 3rd, Andrew, Goldstraw, Peter, Rami-Porta, Ramon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - classification; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - classification; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Male; Neoplasm Staging

The aim of this study is to analyze all metastatic (M) categories of the current tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) classification of lung cancer with the objective of providing suggestions for modifications of the M component in the next edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer. The new Int...