| 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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Ta |
Noninvasive papillary, polypoid, or verrucous
carcinoma |
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Tis |
Carcinoma in situ |
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T1 |
Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue |
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T2 |
Tumor invades corpus spongiosum or prostate
or periutheral muscle |
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T3 |
Tumor invades corpus cavernosum or beyond
prostatic capsule or the anterior vagina or bladder neck |
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T4 |
Tumor invades other adjacent organs |
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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 single lymph node, 2 cm or less
in greatest dimension |
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N2 |
Metastasis in a single lymph node, more than
2 cm but not more than 5 cm in greatest dimension, or
multiple lymph nodes, none more than 5 cm in greatest
dimension |
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N3 |
Metastasis in a lymph node more than 5 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 |