Staging and Grading of NETs
Understanding the grade and stage of a neuroendocrine cancer is vital as it describes how slow or fast the cancer is growing, and where cancer is located in the body.
The grade and stage of neuroendocrine cancer guides medical decision making, and appropriate treatment recommendations, as well as developing an understanding of prognosis.
Grading is the description given to cancer cells when they are viewed under a microscope.
Staging is a way of describing whether a cancer is located in one distinct area of the body, or if it has spread from the original site to surrounding tissue, lymph nodes or other organs of the body.
Once the grade and stage is established, this can be used to inform treatment recommendations.
