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Lint: malignant-pleural-mesothelioma-tnm-staging

Acronyms
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"Below is the eighth edition of the TNM staging system for malignant pleural mesothelioma, which was published in 2018 1. As of 2025, this has now been superseded by the 9th edition."

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Headings Case
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"T - Tumour"

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"N - Nodes"

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"M - Metastases"

Line 55:5 · 'M - Metastases' should use sentence-style capitalization.
List Caps
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"Tx: primary tumour cannot be assessed"

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"Nx: nodes cannot be assessed"

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Emphasis
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"Stage IIIB: T1-3, N2, M0 or T4, any N, M0"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"T - Tumour"

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"N - Nodes"

Line 48:1 · "N - Nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"M - Metastases"

Line 55:1 · "M - Metastases" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Stage groupings "

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"Previous editions"

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Oxford Comma
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"Stage IIIB: T1-3, N2, M0 or T4, any N, M0"

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