Preferred Label : Renal Cell Cancer by AJCC v8 Stage;
NCIt synonyms : Renal Cell Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Stage;
NCIt related terms : Tumor Stage (Pathological);
NCIt definition : A term that refers to the staging of kidney cancer according to the American Joint
Committee on Cancer, 8th edition. This staging system applies to carcinomas arising
in the kidney. It does not apply to urothelial carcinomas (are staged according to
the classification for renal pelvis and ureter), lymphomas (are staged according to
the classification for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma), sarcomas (are staged according
to the classification for soft tissue sarcoma of the abdomen and thoracic visceral
organs), and Wilms tumor (no AJCC staging system). (from AJCC 8th Ed.);