Question 1

what is staging scans and plan for sx?

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Staging and planning: Staging scans are typically done in setting of newly diagnosed cancer to determine the stage (1–4) of the cancer. The more advanced the stage the lower the long-term survival.

Planning scans are typically done by surgeons prior to an operation in order to determine anatomical layout and to plan the approach of the surgery.

Question 2

explain the process of "staging" hodgkin's disease and the prognosi?

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More testing: Once hodgkin's has been confirmed, further testing is done to "stage" or determine the extent of disease (exam, ct/pet scans, etc).  There are 4 stages- stage i is disease in a single area; ii is in two separate areas on one side of the diaphragm; iii is on both sides of diaphragm and IV is widespread.  Prognosis is worse the higher the stage but even the worse has 85% chance of remission.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: staging?

Accepted Answer

Severity of disease: Many diseases have specific treatments based on their severity. A disease can have certain criteria to determine their severity and applying this criteria to determine how advanced the disease state is called staging. Most commonly this is applied to cancer, and be determining how far the cancer has spread locally and/or to distant sites a stage of cancer can be determined and treatment specified.

Question 4

what is the process of staging the cancer?

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See below: Staging depends on the site of the tumor, size, spread to local structures, lymph nodes and distant organs. The process varies somewhat with the kind of tumor and organ involved. Consult this site for more info. 
http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/diagnosis-staging/staging

Question 5

will the eus cancer staging results likely be different if the procedure is performed by different endoscopists? resource to find a good endoscopist?

Accepted Answer

EUS Staging: The accuracy of eus for assessment of t stage in esophageal carcinoma is 80–85% . Accuracy varies within each t stage and is generally best for T3 (liothyronine) and T4 tumors. Accuracy is least good for t2 tumors where it ranges from 65 to 73% possibly because of difficulty detecting foci of microscopic invasion. Check whether your endoscopy group is certified by the asge.

Question 6

what's the most common cancer staging system in north america?

Accepted Answer

AJCC writes: The manual, forms the committees to discuss: all use t factors (the tumor, size and behavior), n factors: nodes, and m - degrees or subtleties of metastasis. Europe uses uicc. They try to work together.

Question 7

would it b possible to b diagnosed with melanoma on a path reprt but not yet know the staging?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The thickness will probably be ported. It's the clinician's job to stage by looking for metastases.

Question 8

how is staging of cervical cancer determined?

Accepted Answer

The FIGO staging: Is clinical and applicable world-wide, so fancy tests (ct, mri, pet) excluded.  I confined to cx, ii extends to vagina or up to body, iii further down the vagina or outward to parametrium, IV invading adjacent (bladder rectum) or metastasis beyond pelvic nodes.

Question 9

what is meant by staging and grading liver biopsy?

Accepted Answer

Fibrosis / inflammat: 2 scores / grades with one detailing degree of inflammation and the other the degree of scarring.

Question 10

what is staging for pancreatic cancer?

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Tumor size & spread.: Stage i: the cancer is not touching the major blood vessels near the pancreas.
Stage ii: the cancer extends beyond the pancreas, or the cancer has spread to a nearby lymph node.
Stage iii: the cancer has wrapped around the major blood vessels near the pancreas.
Stage iv: the cancer has spread to other organs.

Surgery is usually not recommended for stage iii or IV tumors, but there are exceptions.

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