Aside from prognostication of tumours via T-staging, detailed local staging in assessing depth of mural invasion by tumour and distance of tumour from the circumferential mesorectal resection plane is crucial in rectal tumours.
In a larger cohort within stage difference in assessing the impact of treatment on quality of life correcting for other confounders (incl. risk profile) should be done.
In cervical cancer, MRI is important in local staging and in assessing proximal extension of tumours in young women for feasibility of fertility preserving surgery.
The next stage will help in "assessing the scope, viability and funding options".
Sequential documentation of forniceal foreshortening in cases of progressive cicatrising conjunctivitis (PCC), such as ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (OcMMP), is important in assessing stage and progression of disease.
Accordingly, the FIGO classification [2], which is the internationally recognised staging system for cervical cancer, relies solely on clinical examination in assessing tumour stage.
One objection to the 1997 study was that the pediatricians may have mistaken fat deposits for breast tissue in some girls, or differed in other ways in assessing the stage of breast development.
ROC curve analysis was performed to assess the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of PET/MR in assessing TNM stage.
The results suggest that measurement of serum sialic acid concentrations may be of adjunctive value in assessing tumour stage.
