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World J Radiol. Jun 28, 2017; 9(6): 269-279
Published online Jun 28, 2017. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i6.269
Published online Jun 28, 2017. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i6.269
Revisions to the Tumor, Node, Metastasis staging of lung cancer (8th edition): Rationale, radiologic findings and clinical implications
Fernando U Kay, Asha Kandathil, Kiran Batra, Sachin S Saboo, Suhny Abbara, Prabhakar Rajiah, Department of Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75204, United States
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting and critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
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Correspondence to: Prabhakar Rajiah, MBBS, MD, FRCR, Associate Professor, Associate Director of Cardiac CT and MRI, Department of Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, UT Southwestern Medical Center, E6.120 B, Mail code 9316, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75204, United States. radprabhakar@gmail.com
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Received: January 31, 2017
Peer-review started: February 6, 2017
First decision: March 7, 2017
Revised: March 21, 2017
Accepted: April 18, 2017
Article in press: April 19, 2017
Published online: June 28, 2017
Peer-review started: February 6, 2017
First decision: March 7, 2017
Revised: March 21, 2017
Accepted: April 18, 2017
Article in press: April 19, 2017
Published online: June 28, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: This article discusses the rationale, illustrates the changes with relevance to Radiology, and reviews the clinical implications of the 8th edition of the Union for International Cancer Control/American Joint Committee on Cancer Tumor, Node, Metastasis staging of lung cancer.