staging /stag·ing/ (stāj´ing)
1. the determination of distinct phases or periods in the course of a disease, the life history of an organism, or any biological process.
2. the classification of neoplasms according to the extent of the tumor.
TNM staging staging of tumors according to three basic components: primary tumor (T), regional nodes (N), and metastasis (M). Adscripts are used to denote size and degree of involvement; for example, 0 indicates undetectable, and 1, 2, 3, and 4 a progressive increase in size or involvement. Thus, a tumor may be described as T1, N2, M0.
TNM staging (t   n-m )n. A system of evaluation of tumors, based on three variables: primary tumor (T), regional nodes (N), and metastasis (M). |
staging
1. the determination of distinct phases or periods in the course of a disease, the life history of an organism, or any biological process.
2. the classification of neoplasms according to the extent of the tumor.
TNM staging
staging of tumors according to three basic components: primary tumor (T), regional nodes (N) and metastasis (M). Subscripts are used to denote size and degree of involvement; for example, 0 indicates undetectable, and 1, 2, 3 and 4 a progressive increase in size or involvement. Thus, a tumor may be described as T1N2M0.
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