The aim is twofold: to enable all disciplines involved to reach a more standardised understanding and documentation of the anatomic spread of tumours, and to further enhance the dissemination and use of the TNM classification. This fifth edition includes all changes and additions to the sixth edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours.

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