staging & grading (neoplasia)

Question 1

staging (clinical)

Answer 1

• global TNM system of staging

- determines Tx

Question 2

T0-4

Answer 2

size of neoplasm

Question 3

N0-3

Answer 3

how much lymph node affected (volume; not number of)

Question 4

M0-1

Answer 4

presence of metastasis

Question 5

TxNxMx

Answer 5

cannot be assessed

Question 6

grading (histological)

Answer 6

• I-IV (specific grades to specific tumors)

- restricted to invasive (ex. I = tumor still fairly restricted; non invasive)