In the past, all staging systems for gastric cancer defined N stage by location of node metastases relative to the primary (Hermanek and Sobin, 1992; JRSGC, 1995). In order to simplify the pN ...

Aim: To compare the new, 6th edition, UICC TNM staging system with the former edition, we updated TNM staging in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Methods: The new and old TNM ...

Next, we compared intestinal and diffuse adenocarcinomas separately (Appendix Tables A3 and A4, online only). Survival of patients with intestinal carcinoma and of patients with diffuse carcinoma ...

Before therapy commences for any cancer patient, 3 essential factors should be known: the site of origin, the histological type (including grade) and the extent or stage of the cancer. Cancer staging ...

Quantification of sunitinib in sweat secretion. Background: In December 2009 the UICC has published a new TNM classification (7th edition) and a revision has proposed for renal cell carcinoma. To ...

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 ...

Pancreatic endocrine tumors are rare diseases and devising a clinically effective prognostic stratification of patients is a major clinical challenge. This study aimed at assessing whether the ...

The TNM staging system is the most common way to stage breast cancer in the UK. Doctors may also use a number staging system. Staging for breast cancer is very complex. Many different factors are ...

What is the TNM staging system? The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and how far it has spread. It helps your doctor decide the best treatment for you. The TNM staging system stands for: The ...