TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours

Front Cover
James D. Brierley, Mary K. Gospodarowicz, Christian Wittekind
John Wiley & Sons, Jan 17, 2017 - Medical - 272 pages

TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours eighth edition provides the latest, internationally agreed-upon standards to describe and categorize cancer stage.

  • Published in affiliation with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
  • Arranged by anatomical region, this authoritative pocket sized guide contains many important updated organ-specific classifications
  • There are new classifications for p16 positive oropharyngeal carcinomas, carcinomas of the thymus, neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas, and sarcomas
  • To facilitate the collection of stage data for cancer surveillance in low and middle income countries there are new sections on Essential TNM and Paediatric Cancer Stage
  • New colour presentation

TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 8th edition is available as an app for iOS and Android. This Wiley app-book is developed by MedHand Mobile Libraries. Improve your performance with relevant, valid material which is accessed quickly and with minimal effort in the palm of your hand using MedHand's patented technology.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Head and Neck Tumours
17
Larynx
31
Malignant Melanoma of Upper Aerodigestive Tract
45
Stomach
63
Anal Canal and Perianal Skin
77
Ampulla of Vater
91
Pancreas
93
Lung Pleural and Thymic Tumours
105
Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Skin
147
Gynaecological Tumours
159
Cervix Uteri
166
Uterine Sarcomas
175
Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms
184
Prostate
191
Kidney
199
Renal Pelvis and Ureter
202

Pleural Mesothelioma
113
Tumours of Bone and Soft Tissues
119
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour GIST
127
Carcinoma of Skin
133
Carcinoma of Skin of the Eyelid
139
Ophthalmic Tumours
215
Sarcoma of Orbit
230
Paediatric Tumours
247
Copyright

Other editions - View all

TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours
James D. Brierley,Mary K. Gospodarowicz,Christian Wittekind
Limited preview - 2016

Common terms and phrases

and/or surgical exploration assessed N0 Brierley cancer Cancer Staging Carcinoma in situ categories Physical examination ciliary body classification applies Classification T–Primary Tumour Classification The classification Classification The pT Clinical Classification T–Primary cm in greatest cm or less disease distant metastasis M1 endoscopy evidence of primary examination and imaging extranodal extension histological imaging M categories invasion ipsilateral lamina propria less in greatest lymph node metastasis Lymph Nodes NX lymphadenectomy M0 No distant M1 Distant metastasis metastasis M1 Distant N–Regional N0 M0 Stage N0 No regional node metastasis N1 node(s Nodes NX Regional Nodes The regional Oncology pN categories correspond primary tumour procedures for assessing pT and pN pTNM Pathological Classification regional lymph nodes Rules for Classification sentinel lymph node specimen will ordinarily Stage I T1 Stage IIIB Stage IVA T–Primary Tumour TX T0 No evidence T3 Tumour TNM Classification TNM Clinical Classification Tumour related Host Tumour TX Primary UICC UICC Manual visceral peritoneum

About the author (2017)

James D. Brierley, BSc, MB, FRCP, FRCR, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the University of Toronto, Canada
Dr Brierley trained in Clinical Oncology in the UK and developed his interest in cancer staging and surveillance when moving to Canada and has been involved in cancer surveillance, locally, nationally and internationally. He is Co-Chair of the UICC TNM Prognostic Factors Project. He has co-edited the TNM Supplement 4th edition (Wiley 2012) and the UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology (Wiley 2015).

Mary K. Gospodarowicz MD, FRCPC, FRCR (Hon)
Medical Director, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network; Regional Vice-President of Cancer Care Ontario for Toronto South; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr Gospodarowicz is the Past-President of UICC. She has a long-standing interest in cancer classification with an emphasis on staging and prognostic factors and she has been involved in the UICC TNM Project for many years. Her interests include the application of modern information and communication technologies in cancer control. Dr Gospodarowicz was coeditor of the 7th edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours (Wiley 2009) and editor of the 2nd and 3rd editions of the UICC Prognostic Factors in Cancer (Wiley 2001, 2006).

Christian Wittekind MD
Professor of Pathology, Chairman Institute of Pathology, University of Leipzig, Germany
Dr Wittekind been involved in cancer staging and tumour classifications for over 20 years. He is a member of the UICC TNM Core Committee, Head of the German Speaking TNM-Komittee, and personally responds to all the questions to the UICC TNM helpdesk. He was the coeditor of the 5th , 6th and 7th edition of the TNM classification of Malignant Tumours (Wiley 1997, 2002, 2009) editor of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th edition of the TNM Supplement (Wiley 2001, 2003 and 2012) and editor of the 6th edition of the TNM Atlas (Wiley 2014).

Bibliographic information

QR code for TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours
TitleTNM Classification of Malignant Tumours
EditorsJames D. Brierley, Mary K. Gospodarowicz, Christian Wittekind
Edition8
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2017
ISBN1119263573, 9781119263579
Length272 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Medical / General
Medical / Oncology / General
  
Export CitationBiBTeX EndNote RefMan