How do you take tumor seeding into account when staging NSCLC?

Topics: Lung Cancer • Radiation Oncology • Thoracic Malignancies

In the case where there is a PET avid subpleural nodule in the exact same location as needle biopsy 3 months prior, is this considered a chest wall met?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

This is a rare situation but based on the current AJCC staging, if this is in same lobe then would stage as T3 disease. If discovered after treatment of the primary disease, we would still treat this like a localized process, as is not hematogenous spread and not like metastatic disease. Seeding o...

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Radiation Oncologist at Vidant Medical Group Llc
Thank you. So this is treated as T3 disease and if...

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