No. of metastatic nodes | Nodal metastatic burden | |
---|---|---|
N | ||
N0 | 0 | NA |
N1 | 1 | a: Micrometastasis * |
b: Micrometastasis † | ||
N2 | 2–3 | a: Micrometastasis * |
b: Micrometastasis † | ||
c: In transit metastases/satellites without metastatic nodes | ||
N3 | 4+ metastatic nodes, or matted nodes, or in transit metastases/satellites with metastatic nodes |