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DATA FORM FOR CANCER STAGING - MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE EYELID





Form # 785-1-051

CLIN PATH DEFINITIONS
    PRIMARY TUMOR (T)
    NO CLASSIFICATION IS RECOMMENDED AT PRESENT.
    LYMPH NODE (N)

NX Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed

N0 No regional lymph node metastasis

N1 Metastasis 3 cm or less in greatest dimension in any regional lymph node(s)

N2 Metastasis more than 3 cm in greatest dimension in any regional lymph node(s) and/or in-transit metastasis

  N2a Metastasis more than 3 cm in greatest dimension in any regional node(s)

  N2b In-transit metastasis

  N2c Both
    PRIMARY TUMOR (PT)

pTX Primary tumor cannot be assessed

pT0 No evidence of primary tumor

pTis Melanoma in situ (atypical melanocytic hyperplasia, severe melanocytic dysplasia), not an invasive malignant lesion(Clark's Level I)

  pT1 Tumor 0.75 mm or less in thickness and invades the papillary dermis (Clark's Level II)

  pT2 Tumor more than 0.75 mm but not more than 1.5 mm in thickness and/or invades to the papillary-reticular dermal interface(Clark's Level III)

  pT3 Tumor more than 1.5 mm but not more than 4 mm in thickness and/or invades the reticular dermis (Clark's Level IV)

  pT3a Tumor more than 1.5 mm but not more than 3 mm in thickness

  pT3b Tumor more than 3 mm but not more than 4 mm in thickness

  pT4 Tumor more than 4 mm in thickness and/or invades the subcutaneous tissue and/or satellite(s) within 2 cm of the primary tumor (Clark's Level V)

  pT4a Tumor more than 4 mm in thickness and/or invades the subcutaneous tissue

  pT4b Satellite(s) within 2 cm of the primary tumor
    LYMPH NODE (PN)

pNX Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed

pN0 No regional lymph node metastasis

pN1 Metastasis 3 cm or less in greatest dimension in any regional lymph node(s)

pN2 Metastasis more than 3 cm in greatest dimension in any regional lymph node(s) and/or in-transit metastasis

  pN2a Metastasis more than 3 cm in greatest dimension

  pN2b In-transit metastasis

  pN2c Both (pN2a and pN2b)
    DISTANT METASTASIS (PM)

pMX Presence of distant metastasis cannot be assessed

pM0 No distant metastasis

pM1 Distant metastasis

  pM1a Metastasis in skin or subcutaneous tissue or lymph node(s) beyond the regional lymph nodes

  pM1b Visceral metastasis

Pathologic Stage by: M.D. Date:  

 CLIN PATH STAGE GROUPING

I pT1 N0 M0
      pT2 N0 M0

II pT3 N0 M0

III pT4 N0 M0
      Any pT N1 M0

IV Any pT Any N M1

 Attending: M.D. Date:

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

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