Pancreas cancer staging
Publication date: October 5, 2012 | Updated on October 5, 2012
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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