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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456987003321

Titolo

TNM classification of malignant tumours [[electronic resource] /] / edited by L.H. Sobin, M.K. Gospodarowicz, and Ch. Wittekind

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-4443-5896-0

1-282-31691-5

1-78034-580-1

9786612316913

1-4443-1760-1

Edizione

[7th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SobinL. H

GospodarowiczM. K (Mary K.)

WittekindCh (Christian)

Disciplina

616.994

Soggetti

Tumors

Oncology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"UICC International Union Against Cancer."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Organizations Associated with the TNM System; Members of UICC Committees Associated with the TNM System; Section Editors; INTRODUCTION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOURS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOURS; LUNG AND PLEURAL TUMOURS; BONE AND SOFT TISSUE TUMOURS; SKIN TUMOURS; BREAST TUMOURS; GYNAECOLOGICAL TUMOURS; UROLOGICAL TUMOURS; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOURS; OPHTHALMIC TUMOURS; HODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMAS

Sommario/riassunto

TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th Edition provides the latest, internationally agreed-upon standards to describe and categorize cancer stages and progression. Published in affiliation with the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), this authoritative guide contains important updated organ-specific classifications that



oncologists and other professionals who manage patients with cancer need to accurately classify tumours for staging, prognosis and treatment. The major alterations addressed in the 7th Edition concern carcinomas of the oesophag