Table 3 TNM staging of lung cancer [15]
Occult carcinomaTxN0M0
Stage 0Tis
Stage IAT1a–T1bN0M0
Stage IBT2aN0M0
Stage IIAT1a–T2aN1M0
T2bN0M0
Stage IIBT2bN1M0
T3N0M0
Stage IIIAT1a–T3N2M0
T3N1M0
T4N0–N1M0
Stage IIIBT4N2M0
T1a–T4N3M0
Stage IVAny TAny NM1a or M1b