About this book
Contains the complete text of AJCC Cancer Staging Manual conveniently sized to fit the pocket of a lab coat for
complete portability
Numerous new line drawings illustrate key anatomic sites throughout the text
From the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual prepared by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, the AJCC Cancer Staging
Handbook contains the complete text of the Manual conveniently sized to fit in the pocket of a lab coat for complete
portability.* Used by physicians and health care professionals world wide, the Seventh Edition of the AJCC Cancer
Staging Handbook brings together all the currently available information on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites
and incorporates newly acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer. As knowledge of cancer biology
expands, cancer staging must incorporate these advances.
Organized by disease site into 57 comprehensive chapters, the Seventh Edition features much-anticipated, major
revisions to many chapters including breast, colon, prostate, kidney, and others. There are new primary site chapters
for extrahepatic bile ducts, distal bile duct, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and the
adrenal gland plus a vastly expanded section on ophthalmologic malignancies.
User-friendly enhancements include:
?a revised and expanded presentation of the principles and rules of TNM staging
?a concise summary of changes in the TNM classification and "Staging at a Glance" opening each chapter to provide a
snapshot of staging and coding details
?numerous new line drawings illustrating key sites throughout the text
?full color text to highlight elements of TNM, stage groupings and prognostic factors
The Seventh Editions of the AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook and Manual remain the essential references for oncologists,
pathologists, surgeons, cancer registrars and medical professionals worldwide to ensure that all those taking care of
cancer patients are fully versed in the language of cancer staging.
*Cancer Staging Forms may be found at the end of every chapter in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual.
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17 Neuroendocrine Tumors 227
18 Liver (Excluding intrahepatic bile ducts) 237
19 Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 247
20 Gallbladder 255
21 Perihilar Bile Ducts 263
22 Distal Bile Duct 271
23 Ampulla of Vater 277
24 Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas 285
Part IV Thorax 297
25 Lung 299
26 Pleural Mesothelioma 325
Part V Musculoskeletal Sites 331
27 Bone 333
28 Soft Tissue Sarcoma 345
Part VI Skin 357
29 Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Other Cutaneous Carcinomas 359
30 Merkel Cell Carcinoma 377
31 Melanoma of the Skin 387
Part VII Breast 417
32 Breast 419
Part VIII Gynecologic Sites 461
Introduction 461
33 Vulva 463
34 Vagina 469
35 Cervix Uteri 473
36 Corpus Uteri 481
37 Ovary and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma 495
38 Fallopian Tube 501
39 Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors 507
Part IX Genitourinary Sites 513
40 Penis 515
41 Prostate525
42 Testis 539
43 Kidney 547
44 Renal Pelvis and Ureter 561
45 Urinary Bladder 569
46 Urethra 579
47 Adrenal 585
Part X Ophthalmic Sites 591
48 Carcinoma of the Eyelid 593
49 Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva 599
50 Malignant Melanoma of the Conjunctiva 605
51 Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea 611
52 Retinoblastoma 623
53 Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland 631
54 Sarcoma of the Orbit 637
55 Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma 641
Part XI Central Nervous System 649
56 Brain and Spinal Cord 651
Part XII Lymphoid Neoplasms 661
57 Lymphoid Neoplasms (A. Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas B. Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas, C. Multiple Myeloma and
Plasma Cell Disorders, and D. Pediatric Lymphoid Malignancy) 667
Part XIII Personnel and Contributors 693
Index 711