Tumor Node Metastasis

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:insurance
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:TNM
gptkbp:appliesTo solid tumors
gptkbp:basisFor cancer prognosis
treatment planning
clinical trials stratification
gptkbp:category aTNM (autopsy TNM)
cTNM (clinical TNM)
pTNM (pathological TNM)
rTNM (recurrence TNM)
yTNM (post-therapy TNM)
gptkbp:compatibleWith leukemia
central nervous system tumors
gptkbp:component Lymph node involvement (N)
Metastasis (M)
Tumor size (T)
gptkbp:developedBy Pierre Denoix
gptkbp:edition 6th edition
7th edition
8th edition
gptkbp:firstPublished 1950s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tumor Node Metastasis
gptkbp:practicedWorldwide true
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:American_Joint_Committee_on_Cancer
gptkb:Union_for_International_Cancer_Control
gptkbp:purpose to describe the anatomical extent of cancer
to guide treatment decisions
to predict prognosis
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:AJCC_staging_system
UICC staging system
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:UICC
gptkb:AJCC
gptkbp:usedBy oncologists
surgeons
pathologists
gptkbp:usedFor cancer staging
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TNM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5