Author	American Joint Committee on Cancer. author
Title	AJCC Cancer Staging Manual [electronic resource]
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2002
Edition	Sixth Edition
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3656-4
Descript	XV, 421 p. online resource

The American Joint Committee on Cancer's Cancer Staging Manual is used by physicians throughout the world to diagnose cancer and determine the extent to which cancer has progressed. All of the TNM staging information included in this Sixth Edition is uniform between the AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) and the UICC (International Union Against Cancer). In addition to the information found in the Handbook, the Manual provides standardized data forms for each anatomic site, which can be utilized as permanent patient records, enabling clinicians and cancer research scientists to maintain consistency in evaluating the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment. The CD-ROM packaged with each Manual contains printable copies of each of the book's 45 Staging Forms

I General Information on Cancer Staging and End-Results Reporting -- 1. Purposes and Principles of Staging -- 2. Cancer Survival Analysis -- II Head and Neck Sites -- 3. Lip and Oral Cavity -- 4. Pharynx (Including Base of Tongue, Soft Palate, and Uvula) -- 5. Larynx -- 6. Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses -- 7. Major Salivary Glands (Parotid, Submandibular, and Sublingual) -- 8. Thyroid -- III Digestive System -- 9. Esophagus -- 10. Stomach -- 11. Small Intestine -- 12. Colon and Rectum -- 13. Anal Canal -- 14. Liver (Including Intrahepatic Bile Ducts) -- 15. Gallbladder -- 16. Extrahepatic Bile Ducts -- 17. Ampulla of Vater -- 18. Exocrine Pancreas -- IV Thorax -- 19. Lung -- 20. Pleural Mesothelioma -- V Musculoskeletal Sites -- 21. Bone -- 22. Soft Tissue Sarcoma -- VI Skin -- 23. Carcinoma of the Skin (Excluding Eyelid, Vulva, and Penis) -- 24. Melanoma of the Skin -- VII Breast -- 25. Breast -- VIII Gynecologic Sites -- 26. Vulva -- 27. Vagina -- 28. Cervix Uteri -- 29. Corpus Uteri -- 30. Ovary -- 31. Fallopian Tube -- 32. Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors -- IX Genitourinary Sites -- 33. Penis -- 34. Prostate -- 35. Testis -- 36. Kidney -- 37. Renal Pelvis and Ureter -- 38. Urinary Bladder -- 39. Urethra -- X Ophthalmic Sites -- 40. Carcinoma of the Eyelid -- 41. Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva -- 42. Malignant Melanoma of the Conjunctiva -- 43. Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea -- 44. Retinoblastoma -- 45. Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland -- 46. Sarcoma of the Orbit -- XI Central Nervous System -- 47. Brain and Spinal Cord -- XII Lymphoid Neoplasms -- 48. Lymphoid Neoplasms -- XIII Personnel and Contributors