FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;

DATA FORM FOR CANCER STAGING - LIP AND ORAL CAVITY





Form # 785-1-015

Clin Path DEFINITIONS
    Primary Tumor (T)

TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed

T0 No evidence of primary tumor

Tis Carcinoma in situ

T1 Tumor 2 cm or less in greatest dimension

T2 Tumor more than 2 cm but not more than 4 cm in greatest dimension

T3 Tumor more than 4 cm in greatest dimension

T4 (Lip) Tumor invades adjacent structures, e.g., through cortical bone, tongue, skin of neck

T4 (Oral cavity) Tumor invades adjacent structures, e.g., through cortical bone, into deep (extrinsic) muscle of tongue, maxillary sinus, skin
    Lymph Node (N)

NX Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed

N0 No regional lymph node metastasis

N1 Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest dimension

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 contralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension

  N2a Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node more than 3 cm but not more than 6 cm in greatest dimension

  N2b Metastasis in multiple ipsilateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension

  N2c Metastasis in bilateral or contralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension

N3 Metastasis in a lymph node more than 6 cm in greatest dimension
    Distant Metastasis (M)

MX Presence of distant metastasis cannot be assessed

M0 No distant metastasis

M1 Distant metastasis

Pathologic Stage by: M.D. Date:

 CLIN PATH  STAGE GROUPING

0 Tis N0 M0

I T1 N0 M0

II T2 N0 M0

III T3 N0 M0
      T1 N1 M0
      T2 N1 M0
      T3 N1 M0

IV T4 N0 M0
      T4 N1 M0
      Any T N2 M0
      Any T N3 M0
      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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