<p>The Union for International Cancer Control?s (UICC) TNM classification system is the most widely used cancer classification and staging system in the world. It is used to describe the anatomical extent of disease and it is essential to patient care, research and cancer control.</p><p>This fifth edition of the <i>TNM Supplement: A Commentary of Uniform Use</i> offers practitioners a wealth of material intended to complement the system?s day-to-day use. The volume features:</p><ul><li>Updated definitions of terms used in cancer staging.</li><li>New sections on carcinomas of the thymus, sarcomas of the spine and pelvis and soft tissue sarcomas of the head and neck, and comprehensive updates to the head and neck carcinomas, carcinomas of the lung and neuroendocrine tumours sections.</li><li>Frequently asked questions from the UICC helpdesk.</li></ul></p><p>The <i>Supplement</i> may be treated as a companion text to the recent eighth edition of the <i>TNM Classification of Malignant Tumo