Preferred Label : Anal Cancer by AJCC v9 Stage;
NCIt synonyms : Anal Carcinoma by AJCC v9 Stage; Anal Canal and Perianal (Anal Margin) Carcinoma by AJCC v9 Stage;
NCIt definition : A term that refers to the staging of anal cancer according to the American Joint Committee
on Cancer, 9th edition. This staging system applies to all carcinomas arising in the
anal canal, including high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas (small cell neuroendocrine
carcinoma and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma), carcinomas that arise within anorectal
fistulas, and those arising in the perianal area. This staging system does not apply
to sarcomas (they are staged according to the classification for soft tissue sarcomas
of the abdomen and thoracic visceral organs), mucosal melanomas of the anus (no AJCC
staging system), and well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (no AJCC staging system).
Premalignant lesions [i.e., LSIL, HSIL, anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), Paget's
disease, Bowen's disease] are not part of the AJCC system. (from AJCC 9th Ed.);
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Origin ID : C207789;
Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Has associated anatomic sites
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- disease_is_stage
