Main 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

Contents:

Preface XII Acknowledgments XIV Organizations Associated with the TNM System XV Members of UICC Committees Associated with the TNM System XVI Section Editors XVII Introduction 1 Head and Neck Tumours 17 Lip and Oral Cavity 18 Pharynx 22 Larynx 31 Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses 36 Unknown Primary Cervical Nodes 40 Malignant Melanoma of Upper Aerodigestive Tract 45 Major Salivary Glands 47 Thyroid Gland 51 Digestive System Tumours 55 Oesophagus and Oesophagogastric Junction 57 Stomach 63 Small Intestine 67 Appendix 70 Colon and Rectum 73 Anal Canal and Perianal Skin 77 Liver 80 Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 83 Gallbladder 85 Perihilar Bile Ducts 87 Distal Extrahepatic Bile Duct 89 Ampulla of Vater 91 Pancreas 93 Well ]Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Gastrointestinal Tract 96 Lung, Pleural, and Thymic Tumours 105 Lung 106 Pleural Mesothelioma 113 Thymic Tumours 115 Tumours of Bone and Soft Tissues 119 Bone 120 Soft Tissues 124 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST) 127 Skin Tumours 131 Carcinoma of Skin 133 Skin Carcinoma of the Head and Neck 136 Carcinoma of Skin of the Eyelid 139 Malignant Melanoma of Skin 142 Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Skin 147 Breast Tumours 151 Gynaecological Tumours 159 Vulva 161 Vagina 164 Cervix Uteri 166 Uterus Endometrium 171 Uterine Sarcomas 175 Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma 179 Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms 184 Urological Tumours 187 Penis 188 Prostate 191 Testis 195 Kidney 199 Renal Pelvis and Ureter 202 Urinary Bladder 204 Urethra 208 Adrenal Cortex 211 Ophthalmic Tumours 215 Carcinoma of Conjunctiva 216 Malignant Melanoma of Conjunctiva 218 Malignant Melanoma of Uvea 221 Retinoblastoma 226 Sarcoma of Orbit 230 Carcinoma of Lacrimal Gland 232 Hodgkin Lymphoma 235 Non ]Hodgkin Lymphomas 239 Essential TNM 241 Paediatric Tumours 247 Gastrointestinal Tumours 247 Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours 248 Gynaecological Tumours 249 Urological Tumours 250 Ophthalmic Tumours 251 Malignant Lymphoma 252 Central Nervous System 252