FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;

DATA FORM FOR CANCER STAGING - COLON AND RECTUM





Form # 785-1-024

CLIN

PATH

 DEFINITIONS
    PRIMARY TUMOR (T)

TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed

T0 No evidence of primary tumor

Tis Carcinoma in situ: Intraepithelial or invasion of lamina propria

T1 Tumor invades submucosa

T2 Tumor invades muscularis propria

T3 Tumor invades through muscularis propria

T4 Tumor directly invades other organs or structures, and/or perforates visceral peritoneum
    LYMPH NODE (N)

NX Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed

N0 No regional lymph node metastasis

N1 Metastasis in 1 to 3 pericolic or perirectal lymph nodes

N2 Metastasis in 4 or more pericolic or perirectal lymph nodes

N3 Metastasis to any lymph node along course of a named vascular trunk, and/or metastasis to apical node(s) (when marked )
    DISTANT METASTASIS (M)

MX Presence of distant metastasis cannot be assessed

M0 No distant metastasis

M1 Distant metastasis

Pathological Stage by: M.D.Date

CLIN PATH STAGE GROUPING

0 Tis N0 M0  

I T1 N0 M0 A
      T2 N0 M0  

II T3 N0 M0 B
      T4 N0 M0  

III Any T N1 M0 C
      Any T N2 M0  
      Any T N3 M0  

IV Any T Any N M1  

 Attending: M.D. Date:

THE FINAL STAGE GROUPING (CLINICAL & PATHOLOGICAL) IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.

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