Pathology Outlines - Staging - neuroendocrine tumors

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Staging - neuroendocrine tumors

Author: Charanjeet Singh, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 3 January 2017, last major update May 2012

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TX: primary tumor cannot be assessed
T0: no evidence of primary tumor
T1: tumor invades lamina propria or submucosa and size 2 cm or less
T1a: tumor size less than 1 cm in greatest dimension
T1b: tumor size 1 - 2 cm in greatest dimension
T2: tumor invades muscularis propria or size more than 2 cm with invasion of lamina propria or submucosa
T3: tumor invades through the muscularis propria into the subserosa, or into nonperitonealized pericolic or perirectal tissues
T4: tumor invades peritoneum or other organs
For any T, add (m) for multiple tumors

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NX: regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
N0: no regional lymph node metastasis
N1: regional lymph node metastasis

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M0: no distant metastasis
M1: distant metastasis

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Stage I: T1 N0 M0
Stage IIA: T2 N0 M0
Stage IIB: T3 N0 M0
Stage IIIA: T4 N0 M0
Stage IIIB: any T N1 M0
Stage IV: M1 (any T, any N)