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*Ann Arbour system - for [[Hodgkin lymphoma]] and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (excluding [[mycosis fungoides]] and Sezary syndrome). | *Ann Arbour system - for [[Hodgkin lymphoma]] and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (excluding [[mycosis fungoides]] and Sezary syndrome). | ||
*St. Jude system - pediatric pathology. | *St. Jude system - pediatric pathology. | ||
*WHO grading system - for [[CNS tumours]]. | |||
==TNM staging system== | ==TNM staging system== |
Revision as of 17:07, 30 March 2012
Cancer staging systems are something pathologists ought to be familiar with.
Overview
- TNM staging system - most common.
- Durie-Salmon system - multiple myeloma.
- Ann Arbour system - for Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (excluding mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome).
- St. Jude system - pediatric pathology.
- WHO grading system - for CNS tumours.
TNM staging system
- Most common.
- Generally dependent on the specific site.
Table of modifiers:[1]
Modifier | Meaning | Example | Notes |
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m | multiple tumours | pT(m)NM or pT2(2)N0Mx | tumour stage = highest stage of all the individual tumours |
c | clinical stage | cTNM | if it is not specified clinical is assumed |
p | pathologic stage | pTNM | derived from a surgical specimen or biopsy |
a | stage at autopsy | aTNM | malignancy was not staged previously or treated - unless otherwise specified |
y | staging after therapy | ypTNM | do not try to estimate pretreatment stage |
r | recurrent tumour stage | rTNM | must have a clinically documented disease freedom |
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/healthprofessional/page3. Accessed on: 28 March 2012.