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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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Stage IIIA

Fig. 45a: Posterior-anterior radiograph shows a right upper lobe mass, contiguous with the mediastinum. The appearance is consistent with a T3 bronchogenic carcinoma.

Fig. 45b: Computed tomographic scan of the chest shows a portion of the right upper lobe tumor just lateral to the superior vena cava (arrowhead). A 1.5-2.0 cm. lymph node (arrow) is seen anterior to the carina, T3 N2 M0, stage IIIA disease.

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