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==TNM staging system== | ==TNM staging system== | ||
*Name of the system comes from the elements: '''T'''umour, '''N'''odes (lymph nodes), '''M'''etastasis (distant). | *Name of the system comes from the elements: '''T'''umour, '''N'''odes ([[lymph nodes]]), '''M'''etastasis (distant). | ||
*Most common staging system. | *Most common staging system. | ||
*Staging parameters dependent on the specific site. | *Staging parameters dependent on the specific site. | ||