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TNM staging system

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Description

A system used to describe the extent of cancer in the body (the stage) for most types of cancer.

T describes the size and extent of the tumour. N describes the extent of spread to regional lymph nodes. M describes the extent to which the cancer has spread (metastasized) to distant sites in the body.

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