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Soft tissue tumour

Staging - AJCC 8th Edition

 Histological grade is the most important prognostic factor:

 GX Grade cannot be assessed

 G1 Well differentiated

 G2 Moderately differentiated

 G3 Poorly differentiated

 For soft tissue sarcomas in the trunk and extremity:

 T T1 Tumour ≤5 cm in greatest dimension

T2 Tumour > 5 cm and ≤10 cm in greatest dimension

T3 Tumour > 10 cm and ≤15 cm in greatest
dimension
T4 Tumour > 15 cm in greatest dimension

 N N0 No regional lymph node metastasis

N1 Regional lymph node metastasis

 M M0 No distal metastasis

M1 M1 Distant metastasis