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LUNG CANCER
A Handbook for Staging, Imaging, and Lymph Node Classification
by Clifton F. Mountain, MD; Herman I. Libshitz, MD; and Kay E. Hermes
Contents | About the Author(s) | Dedication and Acknowledgment
 Illustrations and Imaging
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T2

Fig. 7: Diagram, T2 disease.
A Tumor that is (a) more Than 3 cm. in greatest dimension, or a tumor of any size that (b) invades the visceral pleura; (c ) the proximal extent of the tumor must be within a lobar bronchus or at least 2 cm. distal to the carina. Increasing size, > 3 cm., and invasiveness are characteristics of T2 disease.

 

Fig. 8: Posterior-anterior radiograph shows a 6.5 cm left lower lobe bronchogenic carcinoma, T2, without hilar or mediastinal nodal metastases.

Fig. 9: T2, Atelectasis/pneumonitis extending to the hilar region. Posterior-anterior radiograph shows typical appearance of left upper lobe collapse with amputation of the left upper lobe bronchus, secondary to bronchogenic carcinoma, T2.

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