TNM node staging for lung cancer


N (Regional Lymph Nodes)
N0No regional node metastasis
N1Metastasis in ipsilateral pulmonary or hilar nodes
N2Metastasis in ipsilateral mediastinal/subcarinal nodes
N3Metastasis in contralateral mediastinal hilar or supraclavicular nodes1
  • N1: ipsilateral 10, 11
  • N2: nodes 4, 7
  • N3: contralateral 10, 11

Footnotes

  1. Murray and Nadel Ch 73 Lung Cancer