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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
*TNM staging system - most common. | *TNM staging system - most common, and used for the most common (adult) cancers. | ||
*World Health Organization (WHO) grading system - for [[CNS tumours]]. | |||
*Durie-Salmon system - [[multiple myeloma]]. | *Durie-Salmon system - [[multiple myeloma]]. | ||
*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. | ||
==TNM staging system== | ==TNM staging system== | ||
*Most common. | *Name of the system comes from the elements: '''T'''umour, '''N'''odes (lymph nodes), '''M'''etastasis (distant). | ||
* | *Most common staging system. | ||
*Staging parameters dependent on the specific site. | |||
===Modifiers=== | ===Modifiers=== | ||