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 ...

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 ...

Small-cell lung cancer is an invasive cancer that usually affects long-term smokers. It has two stages: limited and extensive. Each stage has a different outlook. Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a ...

Oncology bedrock remains vital as the TNM system evolves to ensure precise, equitable cancer staging worldwide for clinicians ...

The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM system divides stomach cancer into stages 0–4. The higher the stage, the more difficult it is to treat and to survive. The most commonly used system ...

Patients with kidney cancer and their clinicians can gain insight to appropriate treatment options by understanding the patients’ tumor, nodes, metastases (TNM) score, explained Dr. Vitaly Margulis, a ...

Doctors typically divide small cell lung cancer (SCLC) into limited or extensive stages, depending on whether the cancer is in one lung, both lungs, or has spread to distant areas. Staging for small ...