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2014 FIGO staging for ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 133; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.04.013

1095-6859

David G. Mutch, Jaime Prat,

Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments

Cancer staging is a core principle in understanding the severity of patients' clinical condition, predicting the outcome, and planning adequate treatment. Staging is necessary for explaining epidemiologic changes, defining the disease at presentation, and evaluating the overall impact of new therapies. In essence, it assigns patients to prognostic groups that require specific treatments. The steps of staging typically begin by establishing the histopathologic diagnosis, according to the tumor cell type, and assessing prognosis based on extent of disease and other known prognostic parameters.