Cancer Staging Flashcards
1
Q
Function of staging
A
Guides treatment
- primary surgery
- neoadjuvant chemo
- adjuvant chemo
- radio
- palliation
The higher the TNM stage, the more advanced the disease
2
Q
T
A
1-4
Tumour size and amount of spread into nearby structures
3
Q
N
A
0-3
0- no nodal disease
4
Q
M
A
0-1a to c
0- no mets
5
Q
Difference between stage and grade
A
Stage - how far it has spread
Grade - how closely it resembles the cell of origin (can only be done by histopathologist
-well differentiated = low grade = good prognosis
-poor differentiated = high grade = poor prognosis
