Tnm Supplement: A Commentary on Uniform Use

Preface Organizations associated with the TNM System National Committees Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1 Explanatory Notes - General The General Rules of the TNM System The TNM Clinical and Pathological Classifications Residual Tumour (R) Classification Additional Descriptors Optional Descriptors Unknown primary Staging of Tumours for Which No TNM Classification Is Provided Histopathological Grading References Chapter 2 Explanatory Notes - Specific Anatomical Sites Head and Neck Tumours Digestive System Tumours Lung tumours, Pleural mesothelioma, and Thymic Tumours Bone tumours Soft tissue tumours including GISTs Skin Tumours Breast Tumours Gynaecological Tumours Urological Tumours Adrenal Cortex Tumours Ophthalmic Tumours Hodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas References Chapter 3 Site-Specific Requirements for pT and pN Introduction Head and Neck Tumours Digestive System Tumours Lung and Pleural and Thymic Tumours Tumours of Bone and Soft Tissues Skin Tumours Breast Tumours Gynaecological Tumours Urological Tumours Ophthalmic Tumours Hodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma References Chapter 4 New TNM Classifications Recommended for Testing and Other Classifications Introduction General Specific Non Upper Aerodigestive Tract Mucosal Melanoma Primary Liver Carcinoma of infants and children/Hepatoblastoma Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma Histopathological Staging of Lymph Nodes in Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome Primary Cutaneous B-cell/T-cell Lymphoma (Non-MF/SS Lymphoma) Multiply Myeloma Leukaemia References Chapter 5 Optional Proposals for Testing New Telescopic Ramifications All Tumour sites Head and Neck Tumours Digestive System Tumours Liver Lung Tumours Breast Gynecological Tumours Urological Tumours References Chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions General Questions Site Specific Questions References Index Plate section facing page 000