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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
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 Illustrations and Imaging
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T4

Fig. 17: Diagram, T4 disease. Extrathoracic tumor extension involving mediastinal structures or the vertebral body and brachial plexus, as shown in the example of Pancoast's tumor.

Fig. 18a: Posterior-anterior chest radiograph showing Pancoast tumor in the left apex with destruction of left upper ribs and invasion of the upper thoracic spine. This is a T4 lesion.

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