TABLE 1.
T | Primary tumor |
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TX | Cannot be assessed |
T1 | Smaller than or equal to 5 cm in maximum diameter |
T2 | Larger than 5 cm in maximum diameter, or multiple lesions, or facial invasion |
T3 | With skull base invasion |
N | Regional lymph nodes |
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NX | Cannot be assessed |
N0 | No regional lymph node metastasis |
N1 | Regional lymph node metastasis |
M | Distant metastasis |
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MX |
Cannot be assessed |
M0 | No distant metastasis |
M1 | Distant metastasis |
TNM staging | |||
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I | T1 | N0 | M0 |
Ⅱ | T2 | N0 | M0 |
Ⅲa | T3 | N0 | M0 |
Ⅲb | Any T | N1 | M0 |
Ⅳ | Any T | Any N | M1 |