Lung Cancer Clinical TNM Finding v7

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of lung cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system. The clinical classification is based on the evidence acquired before treatment, including physical examination, imaging studies, laboratory tests, and staging procedures such as bronchoscopy or esophagoscopy with ultrasound directed biopsies, mediastinoscopy, mediastinotomy, thoracentesis, and thoracoscopy as well as exploratory thoracotomy. (from AJCC 7th Ed.)