Preferred Label : Veterans Administration Lung Study Group Clinical Classification;
NCIt related terms : VALG; VALG01;
NCIt definition : A standardized two-stage classification system that was developed by the Veterans
Administration Lung Study Group (VALG) in 1957 for the clinical staging of lung cancer
as limited or extensive based on the anatomical scope of the disease.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Veterans Administration Lung Study Group (VALG) (Staging small cell lung cancer:
Veterans Administration Lung Study Group versus International Association for the
Study of Lung Cancer--what limits limited disease? Micke P, Faldum A, Metz T, Beeh
K.-M, Bittinger F, Hengstler J.-G, Buhl R, Lung Cancer 2002;37:271-276).;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL539773;
Origin ID : C141685;
UMLS CUI : C4684006;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
