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Should NSCLC with positive cervical nodes be managed with definitive chemoradiation?
Or do you recommend treatment with systemic therapy alone, as this represents Stage IV disease?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The AJCC staging system in conjunction with the IASLC lymph node map is quite clear on this issue. Cervical lymph nodes are non-regional and in the TNM classification are noted as M1b or stage IV. From a practical standpoint though, one should consider the number and location of the lymph nodes in q...
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