Mesothelioma Staging

Mesothelioma Staging
stage of the cancer that is the meaning that is used to describe the size and whether it has been spread beyond the original site. know the extent of the cancer helps doctors to ensure the best healing.
there are some systems that are not the same for pleural mesothelioma staging. between systems which are explained below:

localized malignant mesothelioma
step 1 some cancer cells are found in the pleura near the lungs and heart or in the diaphragm or the lung.

continuation of malignant mesothelioma
step 2 the cancer has spread beyond the pleura to lymph nodes in the chest.
Step 3 cancer has spread to one or more growing chest wall, the side being the chest, heart, diaphragm, abdomen composition, as well as nearby lymph nodes.
step 4, the cancer has spread to distant organs or tissues.
something has not been established staging system for peritoneal mesothelioma. but occasionally doctors may use TNM staging system for this cancer. ini t, n and m stood for tumor, node and metastasis.

T describe the tumor size
N clarify whether of cancer has spread to lymph nodes
M clarify whether of cancer has spread to the other side of the body (known as secondary or metastatic cancer)

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