The new melanoma staging system

Charles M. Balch; Arthur J. Sober; Seng jaw Soong; Jeffrey E. Gershenwald; Antonio C. Buzaid; Michael B. Atkins; Natale Cascinelli; Daniel G. Coit; Irvin D. Fleming; Alan Houghton; John M. Kirkwood; Kelly M. McMasters; Martin F. Mihm; Donald L. Morton; Douglas S. Reintgen; Merrick I. Ross; John A. Thompson; John F. Thompson

doi:10.1053/sder.2003.50004

The new melanoma staging system

Charles M. Balch, Arthur J. Sober, Seng jaw Soong, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Antonio C. Buzaid, Michael B. Atkins, Natale Cascinelli, Daniel G. Coit, Irvin D. Fleming, Alan Houghton, John M. Kirkwood, Kelly M. McMasters, Martin F. Mihm, Donald L. Morton, Douglas S. Reintgen, Merrick I. Ross, John A. Thompson, John F. Thompson

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Abstract

The new melanoma staging system from The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) is described. This major revision includes new criteria for staging the primary tumor (T), metastatic nodes (N) and distant metastases (M) as well as stage groupings. These criteria more accurately reflect those prognostic features of the primary and metastatic melanoma that correlate with survival outcome. Physicians managing melanoma should use this staging system in their clinical practice and in the conduct of melanoma clinical trials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	42-54
Number of pages	13
Journal	Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1053/sder.2003.50004
State	Published - Mar 2003

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Surgery
Dermatology

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Balch, C. M., Sober, A. J., Soong, S. J., Gershenwald, J. E., Buzaid, A. C., Atkins, M. B., Cascinelli, N., Coit, D. G., Fleming, I. D., Houghton, A., Kirkwood, J. M., McMasters, K. M., Mihm, M. F., Morton, D. L., Reintgen, D. S., Ross, M. I., Thompson, J. A., & Thompson, J. F. (2003). The new melanoma staging system. Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery, 22(1), 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1053/sder.2003.50004

Balch, CM, Sober, AJ, Soong, SJ, Gershenwald, JE, Buzaid, AC, Atkins, MB, Cascinelli, N, Coit, DG, Fleming, ID, Houghton, A, Kirkwood, JM, McMasters, KM, Mihm, MF, Morton, DL, Reintgen, DS, Ross, MI, Thompson, JA & Thompson, JF 2003, 'The new melanoma staging system', Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1053/sder.2003.50004

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