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!