Surgeon's Guide to Staging, Grading and Classifications (Paperback)

Surgeons grade and classify disease in order to facilitate accurate communication and help stratify the disease process into groups with similar outcomes. This compact, easy-to-read manual gives physicians a single source to turn to when they need to precisely classify tumors and other disorders. Each chapter is devoted to a major division of surgery and includes the most important and frequently used grading and staging schemes. Whether it's the correct staging of breast cancer, the grading of snakebites, or the classification of femur fractures, The Surgeon's Guide to Staging, Grading & Classifications is a unique reference for all this essential information.