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Principles of Tumor Classification

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Standard and uniform tumor classification is essential for the optimal care of patients with cancer. Both surgical and medical oncologists are increasingly using tumor classification along with genetic mutational analysis for prognostic and predictive purposes. Organizations such as the American Joint Committee on Cancer, World Health Organization, and Union for International Cancer Control are responsible for creating a common language for tumor classification and cancer staging. Appropriate standardized terminology is beneficial to all clinical practitioners. National pathology organizations are increasingly mandating standardized reporting of all cancer resection specimens.

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  1. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, University College Dublin, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Kieran Sheahan MB, FRCPI FRCPATH

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  1. End- und Dickdarm-Zentrum Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Alexander Herold

  2. Clinique de chirurgie digestive et endocrinienne, Institut des maladies de l’appareil digestif, Hotel Dieu, Nantes, France

    Paul-Antoine Lehur

  3. Chirurgische Klinik mit Poliklinik, Universitaet Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Klaus E. Matzel

  4. UCD School of Medicine, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    P. Ronan O'Connell

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Sheahan, K. (2017). Principles of Tumor Classification. In: Herold, A., Lehur, PA., Matzel, K., O'Connell, P. (eds) Coloproctology. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53210-2_23

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