Staging system
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| Staging system | |
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| Term | Staging system |
| Short definition | staging system - (pronounced) (STAY-jing SIS-tem) A system used to describe the extent of cancer in the body. The grading is usually based on the size of the tumor and whether the cancer has spread from its site of origin to nearby areas, lymph nodes, or other parts of the body |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
staging system - (pronounced) (STAY-jing SIS-tem) A system used to describe the extent of cancer in the body. The grading is usually based on the size of the tumor and whether the cancer has spread from its site of origin to nearby areas, lymph nodes, or other parts of the body
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