staging of breast carcinoma
Last reviewed 01/2018
There have been many systems proposed for the staging of breast carcinoma. All are anatomical systems giving a guide to prognosis. The prognosis has a direct influence on management.
There are several problems with the staging systems:
- clinical assessment of size of primary and nodal disease is inaccurate
- pathological data of greater accuracy is only available after surgery
Some commonly used staging systems are detailed in the submenu:
- Manchester system
- TNM system