Pancreas cancer staging

Diagnosis

Pancreas cancer staging

History

Primary Tumor (T)

• TX   Primary tumor cannot be assessed
• T0    No evidence of primary tumor
• Tis    Carcinoma in situ
• T1   Tumor limited to the pancreas, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension
• T2   Tumor limited to the pancreas, more than 2 cm in greatest dimension
• T3    Tumor extends beyond the pancreas but without involvement of the celiac axis or the superior mesenteric artery
• T4   Tumor involves the celiac axis or the superior mesenteric artery (unresecable primary tumor)

Regional Lymph Nodes (N)

• NX   Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
• N0    No regional lymph node metastasis
• N1    Regional lymph node metastasis

Distant Metastasis  (M)

• M0    No distant metastasis
• M1   Distant metastasis

Sources : AJCC TNM