staging-cancer-diagnoses - Staging Cancer Diagnoses using AJCC 8th Edition
Applies AJCC 8th edition TNM staging with pathologic and clinical stage documentation.
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Updated: 2026-09-21Capabilities
What this skill does
- Identify primary site and staging rules
- Assign T N and M categories
- Determine anatomic and prognostic stage groups
- Document stage with required data elements
- Handle special cancer staging scenarios
Inputs
- Surgical pathology reports
- Diagnostic imaging reports
- Biopsy and cytology reports
- Biomarker and molecular testing results
- Operative notes
- Prior staging documentation
- Endoscopy or bronchoscopy reports
Outputs
- Documented TNM stage assignment
- Anatomic and prognostic stage group report
- Cancer registry abstraction compatible output
Requirements
- AJCC 8th edition staging guidelines
- ICD-O-3 coding system
