Cancer cells might be found in phlegm or other lung fluid but not in other tests. The cancer isn’t thought to have traveled to the lymph nodes (NO) or other parts of the body (MO). In stage 0 ...

The following is a summary of "Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

A recent analysis shows that additional invasive staging modalities lead to relevant changes in target volume in some patients with NSCLC but do not impact survival.

About 80-85% of people with lung cancer ... the lymph nodes. Once a person has been diagnosed with cancer, their healthcare team conducts additional tests to determine the cancer stage.