Prepared by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, AJCC cancer staging is used by physicians and health care professionals throughout the world to facilitate the uniform description of neoplastic diseases. Proper classification and staging allow the physician to determine treatment more appropriately, evaluate results of management more reliably, and compare worldwide statistics reported from various institutions on a local, regional, and national basis more confidently. The fully revised and updated Seventh Edition bring together all currentlyavailable information on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites and incorporates newly acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer. As more is learned, cancer staging must adapt to accommodate new information and this revised edition provides an evidence-based staging system based upon the established tenets of TNM classification. All of the TNM Staging information included in the Seventh Edition, takingeffect for all new cases diagnosed after January 1, 2010, is uniform between the AJCC and the UICC (International Union Against Cancer). Organized by disease site into 57 comprehensive chapters, the Seventh Edition features much-anticipated, major revisions to many chapters including breast, colon, prostate, kidney, and others. There are new primary site chapters for extrahepatic bile ducts, distal bile duct, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and the adrenal gland plus a vastly expanded sectionon ophthalmologic malignancies. INDICE: Part I. General Information on Cancer Staging and End-Results Reporting.- Purposes and Principles of Cancer Staging.- Cancer Survival Analysis.-Part II. Head and Neck.- Introduction and General Rules.- Lip and Oral Cavity.- Pharynx.- Larynx.- Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses.- Major Salivary Glands.- Thyroid.- Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck.- Part III. Digestive System.- Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction.- Stomach.- Small Intestine.- Appendix.- Colon and Rectum.- Anus.- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.- Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Liver.- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Gallbladder.- Perihilar Bile Ducts.- Distal Bile Duct.- Ampulla of Vater.- Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas.- Part IV. Thorax.- Lung.- Pleural Mesothelioma.- Part V. Musculoskeletal Sites.- Bone.- Soft Tissue Sarcoma.- Part VI. Skin.- Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and other Cutaneous Carcinomas.- Merkel Cell Carcinoma.- Melanoma of the Skin.- Part VII. Breast.- Breast.- Part VIII. Gynecologic Sites.- Introduction.-Vulva.- Vagina.- Cervix Uteri.- Corpus Uteri.- Ovary and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma.- Fallopian Tube.- Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors.- Part IX. Genitourinary Sites.- Penis.- Prostate.- Testis.- Kidney.- Renal Pelvis and Ureter.-Urinary Bladder.- Urethra.- Adrenal Gland.- Part X. Ophthalmic Sites.- Carcinoma of the Eyelid.- Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva.- Malignant Melanoma of the Conjunctiva.- Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea.- Retinoblastoma.- Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland.- Sarcoma of the Orbit.- Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma.- Part XI. Central Nervous System.- Brain and Spinal Cord.- Part XII. Lymphoid Neoplasms.-Lymphoid Neoplasms.- Part XIII. Personnel and Contributors.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-88440-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 646
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés