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Understanding Staging

Common Elements Of Most Staging Systems

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The common elements considered in most staging systems are:

  • Location of the primary tumor (the original tumor.)
  • Tumor size and number of tumors,
  • Lymph node involvement (spread of cancer into lymph nodes),
  • Cell type and tumor grade* (how closely the cancer cells resemble normal tissue), and
  • Presence or absence of metastasis (spread of the cancer from the original location).





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