SINGAPORE — Proposed updates to the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification for lung cancer will affect the way patients are staged, experts say. The updates for the 9th Edition of the TNM ...

Histologic components of the TNM classification system have been repeatedly revised since the fifth edition (TNM5). TNM classification revisions provide different criteria for categorizing tumor ...

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Uterine cancer is staged using the FIGO and TNM systems based on tumor size, lymph ...

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Tumor deposits are a significant prognostic factor in colorectal cancer, yet underutilized in N-staging. Ten novel models incorporating tumor deposits showed improved prognostic performance over the ...

The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread. Doctors also look at the level of certain substances (tumour markers) in your blood. The stage of testicular cancer helps your ...

Oral cancer stages describe the condition’s severity, whether the cancer has spread, and how far. The higher the number or letter of the stage, the more the cancer has progressed. Cancer staging helps ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is the most common type of throat cancer. After your diagnosis, you will learn the stage of the cancer. The stage lets you know how far, if at all, the cancer has spread from the ...

Purpose Histologic components of the TNM classification system have been repeatedly revised since the fifth edition (TNM5). TNM classification revisions provide different criteria for categorizing ...