TNM seventh edition: what's new, what's changed: communication from the International Union Against Cancer and the American Joint Committee on Cancer.

摘要

The seventh edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors (TNM-7)1'2 contains several new and modified component classifications. The purpose of this communication was to briefly summarize these changes, which became effective in January 2010. Among the new classifications are adrenal cortical carcinoma, appendiceal carcinoma, extrahe-patic bile duct carcinoma, esophagogastric junction carcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, melahoma of the upper aerodigestive tract, Merkel cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors of the lung and gastrointestinal tract, and uterine sarcomas. Among the classifications with major alterations are carcinomas of the esophagus, stomach, lung, skin, vulva, and prostate. In addition, there are several general rules that have been modified or established.