TNM Staging System

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cancer staging system
gptkbp:appliesTo solid tumors
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:AJCC_Cancer_Staging_Manual
gptkb:UICC_Cancer_Staging_Manual
gptkbp:compatibleWith leukemia
gptkbp:component Lymph node involvement (N)
Metastasis (M)
Tumor size (T)
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Union_for_International_Cancer_Control
gptkbp:edition multiple
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TNM Staging System
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950s
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 8th edition (as of 2024)
gptkbp:name describes regional lymph node involvement
gptkbp:practicedWorldwide true
gptkbp:relatedTo cancer research
clinical trials
cancer prognosis
treatment planning
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:UICC
gptkb:AJCC
gptkbp:TDP describes size and extent of primary tumor
gptkbp:updated gptkb:UICC
gptkb:AJCC
gptkbp:usedBy oncologists
pathologists
cancer registries
gptkbp:usedFor cancer classification
gptkbp:usedIn clinical staging
pathological staging
radiological staging
gptkbp:מטה describes presence of distant metastasis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Non-Small_Cell_Lung_Cancer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6