Diagnosis and stadging of lung cancer Flashcards
what is a pulmonary noduel
a opacity in the lung up to 3cm with no medialstinal adenopathy or atlectasis
what is a pulmonary mass
a opacity in the lung over 3cm with no mediastial adenopathy or atelectasis
what is a atelectasis
partial collapse of the lung
hamartoma
disorganzied tissue in the lung
what is t lung stadging
how big it is and how farti it as sprea
what is n ludge stading
where the cell has spread to lymph nodes
what is m lung stadging
wheter the tumor has spread anywher else in the body i.e. metastes
what can detect t lung stading
ct, pet, bronchosopcy
what scanners can detect n lung staging
pet-ct, mediatinoscopy, ct, ebus/eus
what scanners can detect m lung staging
pet - ct, ct, bone scans
what is fdg
Fluorodeoxyglucose, used to show the uptake of glucose in the body
what is the metasat of nodes greater than 4 cm
100%
what is a mediastinoscopy
look at mediastul through a camera passed tough sholder area, sample the nodes as well
mediastinaomoty
look at anteria mediastinal dneoes
tx
tumor cannot be assesed
t0
no evidence of priary tumor