AJCC cancer staging handbook : from the AJCC cancer staging manual

The American Joint Committee on Cancer's Cancer Staging Manual is used by physicians throughout the world to diagnose cancer and determine the extent to which cancer has progressed. All of the TNM staging information included in this Sixth Edition is uniform between the AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) and the UICC (International Union Against Cancer). In addition to the information found in the Handbook, the Manual provides standardized data forms for each anatomic site, which can be utilized as permanent patient records, enabling clinicians and cancer research scientists to maintain consistency in evaluating the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment. The CD-ROM packaged with each Manual contains printable copies of each of the book’s 45 Staging Forms. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Purposes and Principles of Staging....Pages 3-8 Cancer Survival Analysis....Pages 9-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-22 Lip and Oral Cavity....Pages 23-32 Pharynx (Including Base of Tongue, Soft Palate, and Uvula)....Pages 33-45 Larynx....Pages 47-57 Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses....Pages 59-67 Major Salivary Glands....Pages 69-75 Thyroid....Pages 77-87 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 Esophagus....Pages 91-98 Stomach....Pages 99-106 Small Intestine....Pages 107-112 Colon and Rectum....Pages 113-123 Anal Canal....Pages 125-130 Liver (Including Intrahepatic Bile Ducts)....Pages 131-138 Gallbladder....Pages 139-144 Extrahepatic Bile Ducts....Pages 145-150 Ampulla of Vater....Pages 151-156 Exocrine Pancreas....Pages 157-164 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Lung....Pages 167-177 Pleural Mesothelioma....Pages 179-184 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Bone....Pages 187-192 Soft Tissue Sarcoma....Pages 193-200 Front Matter....Pages 201-201 Carcinoma of the Skin....Pages 203-208 Melanoma of the Skin....Pages 209-220 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 Breast....Pages 223-240 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Vulva....Pages 243-249 Vagina....Pages 251-257 Cervix Uteri....Pages 259-265 Corpus Uteri....Pages 267-273 Ovary....Pages 275-283 Fallopian Tube....Pages 285-291 Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors....Pages 293-299 Front Matter....Pages 301-301 Penis....Pages 303-308 Prostate....Pages 309-316 Testis....Pages 317-322 Kidney....Pages 323-328 Renal Pelvis and Ureter....Pages 329-334 Urinary Bladder....Pages 335-340 Urethra....Pages 341-346 Front Matter....Pages 347-347 Carcinoma of the Eyelid....Pages 349-354 Front Matter....Pages 347-347 Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva....Pages 355-360 Malignant Melanoma of the Conjunctiva....Pages 361-364 Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea....Pages 365-370 Retinoblastoma....Pages 371-376 Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland....Pages 377-380 Sarcoma of the Orbit....Pages 381-384 Front Matter....Pages 385-385 Brain and Spinal Cord....Pages 387-390 Front Matter....Pages 391-391 Lymphoid Neoplasms....Pages 393-406 Back Matter....Pages 407-421 Brings the practice of cancer diagnosis and treatment to the forefront of knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer. This edition includes an evidence-based staging system built upon the tenets of TNM classification. It features a pocket-size format, transportable for easy reference.