Mesothelioma Staging - Brigham Staging System

The treatment of mesothelioma patients is usually determined by a staging system, taking into account the spread of the disease as well as individual characteristics of each patient. The Brigham Staging System bases its stages on the treatable nature of mesothelioma, whether it can be removed by surgery or not.



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What Are The Staging Systems Of Mesothelioma?

There are three primary systems used to determine what stage of mesothelioma a patient is in: the Butchart System, which is based on the primary tumor's size; the TNM System, which is based on the size of the tumor and the spread of the cancer; and the Brigham System, which stages based on whether surgery is applicable and whether or not lymph nodes are affected.



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