Elaine Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 Its been a long time since I was intitially staged and I can't remember exactlly what made me stage IIIb. Would pretracheal lymph node involvement be the resaon or should I say a reason? From what I can see that would make me a IIIA. The other lymph node was in the aorticopulmonary window. (There may be two nodes in the pretracheal area--though this CT shows only one). You have been such a Godsend oncdoc. I thank you in advance. elaine Quote
kimblanchard Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 Hi Elaine, you are right about the lymph nodes, they would make you stage IIIA. The tumor location could make you stage IIIB, was the primary tumor close in to the center of the chest or invading another structure? Quote
Elaine Posted December 15, 2004 Author Posted December 15, 2004 Oh yea, I always forget about the carina. Location! Location! Location! Reminds me of real estate!!! My mass is on the wrong side of the tracks so to speak! Thanks again! Quote
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