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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
Systems: | |||
*TNM staging system - most common, and used for the most common (adult) cancers. | *TNM staging system - most common, and used for the most common (adult) cancers. | ||
*World Health Organization (WHO) grading system - for [[CNS tumours]]. | *World Health Organization (WHO) grading system - for [[CNS tumours]]. | ||
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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. | ||
Score: | |||
*Most system are four tiered and use ''Roman numerals''. | |||
**Stage I: early cancer. | |||
**Stage II: late early cancer (cancer between early and advanced stage). | |||
**Stage III: advanced cancer - often defined by [[lymph node metastasis]]. | |||
**Stage IV: late advanced cancer - often defined by metastasis. | |||
==TNM staging system== | ==TNM staging system== | ||