Table 2.
TNM classification
|
Stage
|
T1: Tumor ≤ 5 cm | IA: T1; N0; M0; G1 |
T2: Tumor > 5 cm and ≤ 10 cm | IB: T2, T3, T4; N0; M0; G1 |
T3: Tumor > 10 cm and ≤ 15 cm | II: T1; N0; M0; G2/3 |
T4: Tumor > 15 cm | IIIA: T2; N0; M0; G2/3 |
N0: No regional lymph node metastasis or unknown lymph node status | IIIB: T3, T4; N0; M0; G2/3 |
N1: Regional lymph node metastasis | IV: Any T; N1; M0; any G Any T; any N; M1; any G |
M0: No distant metastasis | |
M1: Distant metastasis |
G expresses the histological grading sum score. TNM: Tumor-Node-Metastasis.