TNMstadiinijärjestelmää
TNMstadiinijärjestelmä is a Finnish term that translates to "TNM staging system" in English. It refers to a globally recognized method used in medicine, specifically in oncology, to describe the extent of cancer in a patient's body. The system is developed and maintained by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
The TNM system classifies cancer based on three components: T, N, and M. The 'T' component describes
Combining the T, N, and M classifications allows for the assignment of a cancer stage, typically ranging