Preferred Label : Bone Cancer by AJCC v8 Stage;
NCIt synonyms : Appendicular Skeleton, Trunk, Skull, and Facial Bones Cancer by AJCC v8 Stage;
NCIt definition : A term that refers to the staging of appendicular skeleton, trunk, skull, and facial
bones cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v8 classification system. This staging
system applies to osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, spindle cell sarcoma,
hemangioendothelioma, angiosarcoma, fibrosarcoma/myofibroid sarcoma, chordoma, adamantinoma,
and other cancers arising in the bone. It does not apply to primary malignant lymphoma
of the bone and multiple myeloma. There are no AJCC prognostic stage groupings for
spine and pelvis. (from AJCC 8th Ed.);
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL524488;
Origin ID : C136612;
UMLS CUI : C4526831;
Disease excludes normal cell origin
- Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- disease_is_stage
