DATA FORM FOR CANCER STAGING - PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA
Form # 785-1-032
| CLIN | PATH | DEFINITIONS | |
| PRIMARY TUMOR (T) | |||
| TX | Primary tumor cannot be assessed | ||
| T0 | No evidence of primary tumor | ||
| T1 | Tumor limited to ipsilateral parietal and/or visceral pleura | ||
| T2 | Tumor invades any of the following: ipsilateral lung, endothoracic fascia, diaphragm, or pericardium | ||
| T3 | Tumor invades any of the following: ipsilateral chest wall muscle, ribs, or mediastinal organs or tissues | ||
| T4 | Tumor directly extends to any of the following: contralateral pleura, lung, peritoneum, intraabdominal organs, or cervical tissues | ||
| LYMPH NODE (N) | |||
| NX | Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed | ||
| N0 | No regional lymph node metastasis | ||
| N1 | Metastasis in ipsilateral peribronchial and/or ipsilateral hilar lymph nodes, including direct extension | ||
| N2 | Metastasis in ipsilateral mediastinal and/or subcarinal lymph node(s) | ||
| N3 | Metastasis in contralateral mediastinal, contralateral hilar, ipsilateral or contralateral scalene, or supreclavicular lymph node(s) | ||
| DISTANT METASTASIS (M) | |||
| MX | Distant metastasis cannot be assessed | ||
| M0 | No evidence of distant metastasis | ||
| M1 | Distant metastasis | ||
| CLIN | PATH | STAGE GROUPING | |||
| I | T1 | N0 | M0 | ||
| T2 | N0 | M0 | |||
| II | T1 | N1 | M0 | ||
| T2 | N1 | M0 | |||
| III | T1 | N2 | M0 | ||
| T2 | N2 | M0 | |||
| T3 | N0 | M0 | |||
| T3 | N1 | M0 | |||
| T3 | N2 | M0 | |||
| IV | Any T | N3 | M0 | ||
| T4 | Any N | M0 | |||
| Any T | Any N | M1 | |||
THE FINAL STAGE GROUPING (CLINICAL & PATHOLOGICAL) IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
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