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Diagnosis > Prognosis > Neoplasm Staging

Preferred term

Neoplasm Staging  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. Classification of neoplasm according to the characteristics of the tumor (T), such as size; the degree of involvement of the lymph nodes (N); and the amount of detectable metastasis (M).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cancer Staging
  • Staging, Neoplasm
  • Tumor Staging

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-J0WWMFPS-W

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