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il tumore della prostata. ii. stadiazione - Università degli studi di Pavia

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STAGING<br />

* two schemes commonly used to stage PC;<br />

- TNM stage system: most common (by<br />

American Joint Committee on Cancer, AJCC),<br />

evaluating size of tumor, extent of involved<br />

lymph nodes, metastasis and cancer grade;<br />

- Whitmore - Jewett stage: now used less<br />

commonly for research, but often st<strong>il</strong>l used by<br />

clinicians

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