TNM Classification of Cancer of Larynx

TNM classification for lung cancer.

The international tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system is the "international language" in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Six revisions of the TNM staging system for lung cancer have been repeated over the past 35 years after the beginning of UICC-TNM classification in 1968. The 1997 revision for lung cancer has undergone an extensive correction for many deficiencies of the old staging sy...

[The new TNM classification in lung cancer].

This paper presents the new TNM classification in lung cancer and its history. Seventh edition of tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) classification in lung cancer has been published by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) at the beginning of 2009. The changes were based upon the results of the international project of the International Assoc...

New TNM Classification for Lung Cancer Nueva clasificación TNM del cáncer de pulmón

Prognostic Factors in Kidney Cancer and New TNM Classification

Staging systems are widely used in cancer treatment for classifying patients into groups that have different risks of disease progression and death. This information is the basis for planning appropriate treatment strategies. The staging system most often used in patients with renal cell cancer (RCC) is the tumour-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system, which is based on data from large multicent...

Lung cancer staging update: the revised TNM classification

Staging systems aim to describe malignant tumours in a standardized fashion to assist in therapy planning and estimation of prognosis, allow comparison of different therapeutic strategies, facilitate communication between individuals and institutions, improve our knowledge of malignant disease and ultimately improve the outcome for patients. With the continuous increase in data and, ideally, ou...