Cancer Staging

Question 1

AJCC

Answer 1

American Joint Committee on Cancer

Question 2

TNM

Answer 2

(T)- Size of tumor.

(N)- Degree of lymph node involvement.

(M)- The presence or absence of distant metastases.

Question 3

Stage 0

Answer 3

(in situ), noninvasive cancer.

Question 4

Stage I

Answer 4

Involvement of a single lymph node region.

Question 5

Pathological Information

Answer 5

Measurements taken by a pathologist after surgical removal of the tumor.

Question 5

Stage IE

Answer 5

Involvement of a single extralymphatic organ or site.

Question 7

Stage II

Answer 7

Involvement of two lymph node regions on the same side of the diaphragm.

Question 8

Stage III

Answer 8

Involvement of the lymph node regions on both sides of the diaphragm.

Question 9

Stage IIIs

Answer 9

Same as stage III with the involvement of the spleen.

Question 10

Stage IV

Answer 10

Disease that has spread to distance sites (metastatic disease).

Question 11

Clinical Information

Answer 11

Size of tumor on physical examination or imaging.