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Related narratives: Right Upper Lobectomy Tumor TX unassessable or evident only by cytology on bronchial washings T0 no evidence of primary Tis in situ T1 < 3 cm; beyond main bronchus; within pleura T2 > 3 cm or main bronchus beyond 2 cm from carina or visceral pleural invasion or partial atelectasis or obstructive pneumonia T3 any size tumor with: invasion of chest wall, diaphragm, mediastinal pleura, parietal pericardium, or within 2 cm of carina but not invading carina or atelectasis or obstructive pneumonia entire lung T4 any size with: invasion of mediastinum, heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, vertebral body, or carina, or separate nodules in the same lobe, or malignant pleural effusion NX can't be assessed Nodes N0 no regional nodes N1 ipsilateral peribronchial, hilar, or intrapulmonary N2 ipsilateral mediastinal or subcarinal N3 contralateral mediastinal, hilar, scalene or supraclavicular
Reference: AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998, 122, 123.
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