Intermed-ConsultNeed support? Call now!
+49 69 366048-30
Intermed-Consult
Intermed-Consult
  • contact
  • search
  • search

Tumor staging

The prognosis and treatment of cancer depends first and foremost on two facts: 1. Cancer type and 2. Extent of the disease, such as how large the tumor is and if it has spread within the body (metastases). Cancer staging is a way to describe how much cancer is in your body and where it is located. Staging helps determine where the original tumor is, how big it is, whether it has spread and where it has spread. Knowing the stage of cancer can help to determine the prognosis (chance of recovery or likelihood the cancer will come back), to plan the treatment and to identify clinical trials patients may be able to join.

The most common system for staging cancer in the form of solid tumors is the TNM system. T (size of the primary tumor), N (affection of lymph nodes) and M (metastases) scales are used internationally. Some cancers, especially blood and bone marrow cancer, such as leukemia, do not form tumors or spread in the same way. So other systems are used to stage these cancers. A cancer is always staged based on what is found when it is diagnosed. For staging tumors, various modern diagnostic imaging procedures, such as MRI, CT or PET-CT scans, have established.

At our International Diagnostic Center Frankfurt, we unite and offer the most sophisticated diagnostic features to stage or re-stage the tumor disease of our patients. Because reliability of diagnosis helps securing the decision for the right treatment!