Pathological staging

Pronunciation

Definition 1

A method used to find out the stage of cancer (amount or spread of cancer in the body) by removing tissue samples during surgery or a biopsy. The pathological stage is based on how different from normal the cells in the samples look under a microscope. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

An examination that is performed to determine the extent of the spread of cancer based on histopathologic examination of one or more pathology specimens. Pathologic staging uses evidence acquired during the process of clinical staging, supplemented by histopathologic examination of surgical specimens. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 3

A method used to determine the stage of cancer. Tissue samples are removed during surgery or a biopsy. The stage is determined based on how the cells in the samples look under a microscope. (NCI Dictionary)

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