Mesothelioma Stages

 

After a patient is diagnosed with mesothelioma the next step is to conduct various tests so as to find out if the cancer has spread to various parts of the body. Determining which stage of the mesothelioma a patient is in is very important. It is this diagnosis that helps in planning the treatment of a patient. There are three staging systems currently in use for pleural mesothelioma and each one measures somewhat different variables. The more recent systems are TNM system and the Brigham system.

Butchart Staging System

 

The TNM System

 

The Brigham Staging System