Grading and Staging Cancer

Question	Answer
Description -describe a tumour -these methods describe the extent of the tumor, the extent to which malignancy has increase in size, the involvement of regional nodes and metastatic development	Grading and staging
Grading vs Staging Cancer -classifies the severity and clinical aspect of the cancer and the degree of metastasis at diagnosis	Staging
Grading vs staging a tumour -classifies the cellular aspects of the cancer and is an indicator of tumour growth rate and spread	Grading
Grading Cells differ slightly from normal cells and are well differentiated (mild dysplasia)	Grade 1
Grading -Cells are more abnormal and are moderately differentiated (moderate dysplasia)	Grade 2
Grading -Cells are very abnormal and are poorly differeniated (severe dysplasia)	Grade 3
Grading -Cells are immature (anaplasia) and undifferentiated; cell of origin is difficult to determine	Grade 4
Staging Carcinoma in situ	Stage 0
Staging -Tumor limited to the tissue of origin; localized tumor growth	Stage 1
Staging -Limited local spread	Stage 2
Staging -Extensive local and regional spread	Stage 3
Staging -Distant metastasis	Stage 4

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	Created by Jamie Chavez over 6 years ago