The prognostic significance of the 8th edition AJCC TNM staging system for non-small-cell lung cancer is not applicable to lung cancer as a second primary malignancy.
Shuai ShiHui XieWei YinYuqian ZhangXiong PengFenglei YuKimberly A ShemanskiAnthony W KimXiang WangPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
The 8th edition AJCC TNM staging system fails to provide accurate prognostic value for LCSPM.