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Kidney

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AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

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T1 lesions have been divided into T1a and T1b.

T1a is defined as tumors 4 cm or less in greatest dimension, limited to the kidney.

T1b is defined as tumors greater than 4 cm but not more than 7 cm in greatest dimension, limited to the kidney.

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    1. Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

      Frederick L. Greene M.D. (Chair) (Chair)

    2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

      David L. Page M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Epidemiology) (Professor of Pathology and Epidemiology)

    3. Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

      Irvin D. Fleming M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

    4. Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

      April G. Fritz C.T.R., R.H.I.T.

    5. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

      Charles M. Balch M.D. (Professor of Surgery and Oncology) (Professor of Surgery and Oncology)

    6. University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

      Daniel G. Haller M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs) (Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs)

    7. Lynn Sage Breast Center, School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

      Monica Morrow M.D. (Professor of Surgery and Director) (Professor of Surgery and Director)

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    American Joint Committee on Cancer. (2002). Kidney. In: Greene, F.L., et al. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3656-4_36

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