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. 2013 Dec 20;2(1):1–19. doi: 10.3390/healthcare2010001
Clinical stage grouping Pathological stage grouping
T N M T N M
O Tis N0 M0 Tis N0 M0
IA T1a N0 M0 T1a N0 M0
IB T1bT2a N0N0 M0M0 T1bT2b N0N0 M0M0
IIA T2bT3a N0N0 M0M0 T2bT3a N0N0 M0M0
IIB T3bT4a N0N0 M0M0 T3bT4a N0N0 M0M0
IIC T4b N0 M0 T4b N0 M0
III Any T Any T Any T N1N2N3 M0M0M0
IIIA T1-4aT1-4a N1aN2a M0M0
IIIB T1-4bT1-4bT1-4aT1-4aT1-4a/b N1aN2aN1bN2bN2c M0M0M0M0M0
IIIC T1-4bT1-4bAny T N1bN2bN3 M0M0M0
IV Any T Any N M1 Any T Any N M1

NA = not applicable; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; * Micrometastasis is diagnosed after sentinel lymph node biopsy; Micrometastasis is defined as clinically detectable nodal metastases confirmed pathologically.