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Can a doctor determine the stage of lung cancer from a lung biopsy?
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No: Staging requires a clinical + imaging and possibly a procedural work up.
Answered 3/26/2013
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No: Staging done with surgical resection (pathological staging). Pet and ct scans can be done for radiologic staging. A biopsy tells us if it is cancer and what type. Hope this helps.
Answered 9/4/2012
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Lots to staging: Staging of lung cancer identifies t n and m status, or tumor size (t) lymph node involvement (n) and presence of metastasis or distant spread of tumor (m). Staging may include lung biopsy, but may require pet/ct to determine metastasis (m), mediastinoscopy or ebus to asses lymph nodes (n).
Answered 11/1/2016
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