| CLIN |
PATH |
DEFINITIONS |
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TX |
Primary tumor cannot be
assessed |
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T0 |
No evidence of primary tumor |
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Tis |
Carcinoma in situ |
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T1 |
Tumor limited to ampulla of
Vater |
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T2 |
Tumor invades duodenal wall |
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T3 |
Tumor invades 2 cm or less
into pancreas |
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T4 |
Tumor invades more than 2.0 cm
into pancreas and/or into other adjacent organs |
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LYMPH NODE (N) |
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NX |
Regional lymph nodes cannot be
assessed |
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N0 |
No regional lymph node
metastasis |
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N1 |
Regional lymph node metastasis
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DISTANT
METASTASIS (M) |
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MX |
Presence of distant metastasis
cannot be assessed |
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M0 |
No distant metastasis |
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M1 |
Distant metastasis |