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Staging Systems

Over time, there have been many site-specific staging systems. You may see these in historical cases

American staging for prostate cancer uses Gleason's score
Ann Arbor Staging (Lymphoma)
Dukes' staging of colorectal cancer
Jewett staging for bladder cancer
Lugano Classification (Lymphoma)
Melanoma staging schemes use Clark's level of invasion and Breslow's depth of invasion
Pediatric staging

Updated: March 4, 2024

Suggested Citation

SEER Training Modules: Staging Systems. U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cited 01 January 2026. Available from: https://training.seer.cancer.gov.

Staging Systems

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