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The definitions of TNM and the stage groupings for this chapter have not changed from the sixth edition The descriptions of both the boundaries of the anal canal and anal carcinomas have been clarified The collection of the reported status of the tumor for the presence of human papilloma virus is included
(The classification applies to carcinomas only; melanomas, carcinoid tumors, and sarcomas are not included.)
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Compton, C.C., Byrd, D.R., Garcia-Aguilar, J., Kurtzman, S.H., Olawaiye, A., Washington, M.K. (2012). Anus. In: Compton, C., Byrd, D., Garcia-Aguilar, J., Kurtzman, S., Olawaiye, A., Washington, M. (eds) AJCC Cancer Staging Atlas. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2080-4_15
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