Description

TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours eighth edition provides the latest, internationally agreed-upon standards to describe and categorize cancer stage.
Published in affiliation with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Arranged by anatomical region, this authoritative pocket sized guide contains many important updated organ-specific classifications
There are new classifications for p16 positive oropharyngeal carcinomas, carcinomas of the thymus, neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas, and sarcomas
To facilitate the collection of stage data for cancer surveillance in low and middle income countries there are new sections on Essential TNM and Paediatric Cancer Stage
New colour presentation

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Organizations Associated with the TNM System

Members of UICC Committees Associated with the TNM System

Section Editors

Introduction

Head and Neck Tumours

Lip and Oral Cavity

Pharynx

Larynx

Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses

Unknown Primary Cervical Nodes

Malignant Melanoma of Upper Aerodigestive Tract

Major Salivary Glands

Thyroid Gland

Digestive System Tumours

Oesophagus and Oesophagogastric Junction

Stomach

Small Intestine

Appendix

Colon and Rectum

Anal Canal and Perianal Skin

Liver

Intrahepatic Bile Ducts

Gallbladder

Perihilar Bile Ducts

Distal Extrahepatic Bile Duct

Ampulla of Vater

Pancreas

Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Lung, Pleural, and Thymic Tumours

Lung

Pleural Mesothelioma

Thymic Tumours

Tumours of Bone and Soft Tissues

Bone

Soft Tissues

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST)

Skin Tumours

Carcinoma of Skin

Skin Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Carcinoma of Skin of the Eyelid

Malignant Melanoma of Skin

Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Skin

Breast Tumours

Gynaecological Tumours

Vulva

Vagina

Cervix Uteri

Uterus Endometrium

Uterine Sarcomas

Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms

Urological Tumours

Penis

Prostate

Testis

Kidney

Renal Pelvis and Ureter

Urinary Bladder

Urethra

Adrenal Cortex

Ophthalmic Tumours

Carcinoma of Conjunctiva

Malignant Melanoma of Conjunctiva

Malignant Melanoma of Uvea

Retinoblastoma

Sarcoma of Orbit

Carcinoma of Lacrimal Gland

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

Essential TNM

Paediatric Tumours

Gastrointestinal Tumours

Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours

Gynaecological Tumours

Urological Tumours

Ophthalmic Tumours

Malignant Lymphoma

Central Nervous System