Medulloblastoma staging
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
TNM Classification of Medulloblastoma
T: Primary Tumor
| T | Description |
| TX | Primary tumor cannot be assessed |
| T0 | There is no evidence of primary tumor |
| T1 | Tumor size <3 cm in diameter |
| T2 | Tumor size ≥3 cm in diameter with no evidence of extension |
| T3a | Tumor size >3 cm in diameter with extension into aqueduct of Sylvius or foramen of Luschka |
| T3b | Tumor size >3 cm in diameter with definite spread into the brain stem |
| T4 | Tumor size >3 cm in diameter with extension past aqueduct of Sylvius or down past foramen magnum |
N:Regional Lymph Nodes
M: Distant Metastasis
Classification of Medulloblastoma by Staging
References
- ↑ Szuwart U, Bennefeld H, Behr H (1989). "Classification of gliomas and medulloblastomas using the new TNM system for cerebral tumors". Neurosurg Rev. 12 (3): 233–8. PMID 2812355.