| CLIN |
PATH |
DEFINITIONS |
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PRIMARY
TUMOR (T) |
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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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SUPRAGLOTTIS |
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T1 |
Tumor limited to one
subsite of supraglottis with normal vocal cord mobility |
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T2 |
Tumor invades more than one
subsits of supraglottis or glottis, with normal vocal
cord mobility |
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T3 |
Tumor limited to larynx
with vocal cord fixation and/or invades postcricoid area,
medial wall of piriform sinus, or pre-epigottic tissue |
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T4 |
Tumor invades through
thyroid cartilage and/or wxtends to other tissues beyond
the larynx, e.g. oropharynx, soft tissues of neck |
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GLOTTIS |
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T1 |
Tumor limited to vocal
cord(s) (may involve anterior or posterior commissures)
with normal vocal cord mobility |
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T1a |
Tumor limited to one vocal
cord |
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T1b |
Tumor involves both vocal
cords |
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T2 |
Tumor extends to
supraglottis and/or subglottis, and/or with impaired
vocal cord mobility |
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T3 |
Tumor limited to the larynx
with vocal cord fixation |
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T4 |
Tumor invades through
thyroid cartilage and/or extends to other tissues beyond
the larynx, e.g. oropharynx, soft tissues of neck |
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SUBGLOTTIS |
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T1 |
Tumor limited to the
subglottis |
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T2 |
Tumor extends to vocal
cord(s) with normal or impaired mobility |
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T3 |
Tumor limited to larynx
with vocal cord fixation |
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T4 |
Tumor invades through
cricoid or thyroid cartilage and/or extends to other
tissues beyond the larynx, e.g., oropharynx, soft tissues
of neck |
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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 |
Metastasis in a single
ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest
dimension |
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N2 |
Metastasis in a single
ipsilateral lymph node, more than 3 cm but not more than
6 cm in greatest dimension, or multiple ipsilateral lymph
nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension, or
bilateral or ontralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6
cm in greatest dimension |
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N2a |
Metastasis in a single
ipsilateral lymph node more than 3 cm but not more than 6
cm in greatest dimension |
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N2b |
Metastasis in multiple
ipsilateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest
dimension |
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N2c |
Metastasis in bilateral or
contralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in
greatest dimension |
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N3 |
Metastasis in lymph node
more than 6 cm in greatest dimension |
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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 |