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PubMed: 42261202 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.70561
The 9th Edition of the UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours: Updates and Rationale for Change.
Int J Cancer
Authors: James D Brierley, Liesbet J Van Eycken, Meredith E Giuliani, Brian A Rous, Shao Hui Huang, Hisao Asamura, Mary K Gospodarowicz, Anne W Lee, Brian O'Sullivan
Affiliations
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Belgian Cancer Registry, Brussels, Belgium.
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
- Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
- Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
- Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Abstract
The standard for assessing and recording the extent of the tumour, a necessity for most malignancies, is the Tumour Node Metastases (TNM) classification. The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) TNM committee has defined this since the early 1950s. Due to the expanding medical knowledge of tumour behaviour and advances in imaging, pathology and therapeutic options, TNM has been updated in collaboration with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), the International Association for the study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and the Federation Internationale de Gynecologie et d'Obstetrique (FIGO) on a regular basis. The 9th edition of the UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours has recently been published. This review summarized the changes between the 8th and 9th edition. The evidence basis used for revision is described and referenced, with a focus on the changes in head and neck and lung cancers.
MeSH
Neoplasms, Classification, Lung Neoplasms