The IASLC lung cancer staging project proposal for the classification of lung cancers with multiple pulmonary sites of involvement: the first step toward finding optimal treatment

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Samuel S Kim. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;8(9):2313-2314.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.28.

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The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Summary of Proposals for Revisions of the Classification of Lung Cancers with Multiple Pulmonary Sites of Involvement in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification.
Detterbeck FC, Nicholson AG, Franklin WA, Marom EM, Travis WD, Girard N, Arenberg DA, Bolejack V, Donington JS, Mazzone PJ, Tanoue LT, Rusch VW, Crowley J, Asamura H, Rami-Porta R; IASLC Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee; Advisory Boards; Multiple Pulmonary Sites Workgroup; Participating Institutions. Detterbeck FC, et al. J Thorac Oncol. 2016 May;11(5):639-650. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.01.024. Epub 2016 Mar 3. J Thorac Oncol. 2016. PMID: 26940528

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