Role of computed tomography in staging of bronchial carcinoma

ABSTRACT

Thirty patients with biopsy proven bronchial carcinoma were studied by CT to recognize its role in tumor staging. CT enabled gathering lot of information concerning the size, localization and CT features of the tumor masses, their relation to the bronchial tree and major mediastinal nodal involvement and distant metastatic spread. Subsequently, accurate staging of bronchial carcinoma was applied using the TNM classification system of UICC. CT proved to be a highly accurate, safe and noninvasive method in staging bronchial carcinoma allowing better choice of appropriate therapeutic regimen and preduction of prognosis