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Cancer staging and grading · NCLEX Exam

Which phrase best describes “clinical stage” compared to “pathologic stage”?

  1. Clinical stage follows surgery; pathologic stage precedes treatment
  2. Clinical stage is estimated pre-treatment; pathologic stage uses surgical findings
  3. Both terms describe exactly the same staging assessment
  4. Pathologic stage relies solely on imaging study results
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Correct answer: Clinical stage is estimated pre-treatment; pathologic stage uses surgical findings

Clinical stage (c-) uses physical exam/imaging before treatment; pathologic stage (p-) uses surgical/histologic findings.

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