Mellen Phoebe L, Morton Spenser J, Shields Carol L
Department of Ocular Oncology, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Oman J Ophthalmol. 2013 May;6(2):116-8. doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.116652.
In January 2010, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) updated its staging criteria for uveal melanoma. Here, we discuss the staging classifications and evaluate an interesting case to demonstrate. The development of a uniform means of staging cancer, such as defined by the AJCC, is critical for information sharing among the research community.
2010年1月,美国癌症联合委员会(AJCC)更新了葡萄膜黑色素瘤的分期标准。在此,我们讨论分期分类,并评估一个有趣的病例以作说明。制定统一的癌症分期方法,如AJCC所定义的,对于研究界之间的信息共享至关重要。