AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 7th Edition

The N staging for vulvar cancer, which has changed from the 6th edition, is presented very poorly. Go page 380 yourself and read it. You'll be scratching your head. The only saving grace is that on page 383, in the staging form, the N stages for vulvar cancer are presented again, this time without the gross editing errors that ruin the main entry. But this book cost nearly $50 and it should have been proof-read better.The editors persist in the practice of presenting T and N stages both generally and as subdivisions such as N1a and N1b. For the sake of illustration, imagine a hypothetical N staging as AJCC would present it:N1: 1 or 2 lymph node metastases.N1a: Exactly 1 lymph node metastasisN1b: Exactly 2 lymph node metastasesN2: 3 or more lymph node metastasesN2a: Exactly 3 lymph node metastasesN2b: More than 3 lymph node metastasesIMO they really need not state the general N1 and N2 cases at all. (If they must do so, I wish they would at least follow standard outline format and indent the subdivisions that follow.) If they omitted the general cases, it would reduce the clutter on the page:N1a: Exactly 1 lymph node metastasisN1b: Exactly 2 lymph node metastasesN2a: Exactly 3 lymph node metastasesN2b: More than 3 lymph node metastasesFinally, the editors on the whole still haven't stumbled across the concept of presenting stage groups in the form of tables rather than as lists. Construct a table for yourself and you will see the elegant simplicity of it. You can actually express the whole stage grouping of a cancer with fewer characters this way, again reducing the visual clutter on the page. The most important thing, though, is that a table makes apparent the trends and relationships, primarily between T stage and N stage, that define the stage groups. It's more scientific AND more user-friendly at the same time.

The book was ordered on 02/25 and delivery was to be between 03/03 and 03/18..The company noted it was sent within 2-3 days, but on 03/18 the book was not at my home on 03/19 I contacted amazon and by 03/25 my account was credited. I am not sure in this day and age why confirmation delivery is not use. I probably will not order from this dealer just for that reason. This is the first mail order that I did not receive.

Some of the pages in the Index do not match the subject one is looking for. An example would be in the index Prostate Gland starts on page 457. In the book this subject starts on page 459. This is only one example over many. Needs better editing prior to having it published. Otherwise, provides good information.

Highly detailed description of the staging of the neoplasms and especially in the matter of surgical vs non-surgical margins for the determination of the R category for residual tumor. Includes the new TNM system for neuroendocrine tumors (lung, intestine, pancreas etc), modified information about Tumor Deposits in colorectal cancer (changes the "smooth contour" consensus) and new definitions in Melanoma report (ulceration, micro-satellite deposits etc).A truly great effort to make Pathology a true Consensus among Pathologists and less a matter of personal opinions.

muy buen libro en lo que respecta a: dimensiones del libro, calidad del papel e ilustraciones; ademas de que incorpora lo más reciente en cuanto a la clasificacion TNM, se acompaña de un CD que incluye multiples archivos pdf de formatos de muchos tipos de cancer de fácil llenado para estadificar a un paciente ; me gustaria que springer (la editoral) suministrara la versión completa electronica del libro.

itself is fine. The problem I have is with the Kindle edition. The text is not a problem but, the charts are copied from the manual as an image that comes in one size, too small to read. I had hoped for a better product.

The text arrived witin the promised timeframe. It was in good condition. As far as the content, this manual is essential for health professionals who are in an oncology setting. It is a great reference and offers excellent background information. You will not regret this purchase.

Indispensible reference for anyone who needs to accurately stage cancer patients. Two nice features are: 1) a box early in each chapter tells how this edition of staging differs from the prior, and 2) the included CD allows you to print the TNM staging for each disease site.

Es un libro muy recomendable sobre todo cuando hay dudas acerca de la estadificación y para estudios. Entrega adecuada con CD incluido. Embalaje correcto.

Best price for this complete manual. I buyed it especially for the digestive system's tumor stadiation. I think that is essential in the daily clinical practice.

もはや参考程度にしか開かなくなりました．もっともポケット版のUICCをもっていれば必要性は薄いかと．

N分類の書き方等細部にわずかな差違はあるが，第7版より完全にUICC-TNMに準拠する事になったAJCC-TNMは，UICC-TNMよりも図や解説が豊富でわかりやすく，UICC-TNMの解説書的存在でもある．UICC-TNMの解釈に悩む腫瘍内科医，外科医，病理医は必携の1冊である．