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Anal Canal

The classification applies to carcinomas only; melanomas, carcinoid tumors, and sarcomas are not included

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AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

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    1. Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

      Frederick L. Greene M.D. (Chair) (Chair)

    2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

      David L. Page M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Epidemiology) (Professor of Pathology and Epidemiology)

    3. Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

      Irvin D. Fleming M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

    4. Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

      April G. Fritz C.T.R., R.H.I.T.

    5. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

      Charles M. Balch M.D. (Professor of Surgery and Oncology) (Professor of Surgery and Oncology)

    6. University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

      Daniel G. Haller M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs) (Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs)

    7. Lynn Sage Breast Center, School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

      Monica Morrow M.D. (Professor of Surgery and Director) (Professor of Surgery and Director)

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    American Joint Committee on Cancer. (2002). Anal Canal. In: Greene, F.L., et al. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3656-4_13

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