TNM staging
Topic: Medical-surgical
A system that describes how far a cancer has spread: T is the size and extent of the primary tumor, N whether regional lymph nodes are involved and M whether there is distant metastasis. These combine into stages 0 to IV. Tumor grade describes how abnormal the cells look under the microscope; higher-grade tumors tend to grow faster. The stage guides treatment and prognosis.
- Also known as:
- Cancer staging, Tumor grade
- In Turkish:
- TNM evrelemesi
What does TNM staging mean?
TNM staging is part of the Medical-surgical topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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