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Staging a tumor is assessing the extent of tumor spread. It's described in numbers, usually 1 through 4. For example, you might have heard someone say that a person has stage 4 cancer, which is when the cancer has metastasized and spread to other organs or throughout the body.
When a malignancy is diagnosed, tests are performed to assess whether it has metastasized (spread to other locations) and also to see how differentiated the tumor cells are (this is referred to as grading the tumor). So staging = assessing tumor spread and grading = assessing degree of differentiation.
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What is the medical term meaning process of determining the extent of tumor spread?
Staging.
How is cancer staging determined?
Cancer staging considers the size of the tumor, whether it has grown into surrounding lymph nodes and whether it has spread to distant parts of the body (metastasized).
What characteristics of breast cancer are taken into account by staging?
This takes into account the size of the tumor and whether it has spread to the lymph nodes, adjacent tissues, and/or distant parts of the body.
What does T mean in the TNM system?
"T" stands for "tumor" and reflects the size of the tumor.
What does tumor removal mean?
Tumor removal is a surgical procedure to remove an abnormal growth.
What does staging mean in a play?
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What is the suffix mean tumor?
-oma
What does it mean SC tumor?
subcutaneous
What is a sentence for the word staging?
They are staging a coup.We are staging the defence now.
What is staging of breast cancer used for?
The staging of breast cancer describes the varying level of the cancer. There are 4 stages and a few of the stages have multiple classifications based on where the cancer is found and it's size.
What if it tested positive for enzymes does that mean a tumor?
had 24 hour urine test proved positive for enzymes does that mean i have a tumor tested vma
What is a benign cell?
i think what you mean is a benign tumor, which is a type of tumor that does not spread to other parts of the body i think what you mean here is a benign tumor, which is a type of tumor that does not spread to other bodily part and is only localised to one spot. it is usually not a big concern
