Staging
Staging is a process that tells a doctor if a cancer has spread, and if it has, how far. Staging is an important step in evaluating prognosis and treatment options. Rhabdomyosarcoma is classified into stages, groups, and risk groups. When evaluating treatment options staging enables one institution to compare their treatment program with another hospital. Staging follows a broad criterion that includes tumor size, grade, lymph node spread and distant metastasis. Finally, staging also is used to establish eligibility for some clinical trials. Please refer to the AJCC staging manual for more detail.
Grouping of Rhabdomyosarcoma
Risk Groups of Rhabdomyosarcoma
For more staging information refer to Understanding Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
