History: 72 year old female with non-small cell lung cancer for staging.
Findings:
- Large mass involving the right hilum
- Extends into the mediastinum with adjacent mediastinal adenopathy
- FDG-PET demonstrates intense activity within this mass and in the mediastinum
- A seperable focus in the right superior mediastinum
- Uptake dose not extend to the contralateral mediastinum limiting the stage to a IIIA.
TNM Classification: T3 N2 M0
5-Year Survival: 23%