TABLE 3.
Stage | T‐category | N‐category | M‐category |
---|---|---|---|
Stage 0 | T0, Tis | N0 | M0 |
Stage IA | T1 (T1a, T1b, T1c) | N0 | M0 |
Stage IB | T2 | N0 | M0 |
Stage IIA | T3 | N0 | M0 |
Stage IIB | T0, Tis, T1 (T1a, T1b, T1c), T2, T3 | N1 (N1a, N1b) | M0 |
Stage III | T4 | Any N | M0 |
Stage IV | Any T | Any N | M1 |
Note: Reproduced with permission from the Japan Pancreas Society and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Pancreatic Carcinoma, eighth edition, 2023.