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Ti - Ca in situ, rare
T1 - less than or equal to 3cm, none near main bronchus or pluera
T2 - >3cm, abuting visceral pluera or causing atelectasis. Must be greater than 2cm from carina
T3 - Out of lung, within 2cm of carina without involving the carina. No vital structure invaded, resection possible
T4 - Vital structure invaded, no resection. Includes esoph, carina, trachea, heart, vert body
Tx - malig eff or sputtum, stage IV automatically
N1 - intrapulmonary nodes, N2 - mediastinal, ipsilat & carinal only
N3 - any nodes in vicinity inc supraclavicular or scalene
M1 - any dist mets, only 1/3 of adrenal abn actually mets
Stage 1 - T2 N0 M0
Stage 2 - T2 N1 M0
Stage 3a - T3 N2 M0, last chance for resection
Stage 3b - T4 N3 M0, nonresectable
Stage 4 - M1 or Tx
Stage I - limited to organ
Stage II - local extention & nodes, does not cross midline
Stage III - cross midline
Stage IV - mets to liver & bone
Stage IVs - mets to skin, liver & bone marrow
Plain film shows NO evidence of mets, better prognosis
Stage I - within renal capsule, 95% 2yr survival
Stage II - local extention to nodes & vessel's, complete excision
Stage III - extention into vital structure, peritoneal seeding etc
Stage IV - hematogenous mets, 50% 2yr survival
Stage V - bilateral (5%)
Stage I - limited to the renal capsule
Stage II - limited to geroda's facia, complete excision
Stage IIIa - local venous spread
IIIb - local nodal spread
IIIc - both venous & nodes
Stage IVa - extention into vital organ
IVb - distal mets
Stage A - Nonpalpable, A1 is well differentiated & <1.5cm
A2 is diffuse & poorly differentiated, >5% of chips from a TURP
Gleason Grade (1-10 measure of differentiation) - <7 for A1, >7 for A2
Stage B - palpable tumor confined to prostate
B1 lesion <1.5cm, B2 >1.5cm and more than one lobe involved
Stage C - Tumor with capsular involvement, involve nerovasc bundle
C1 capsular invasion, C2 capsular penetration, C3 seminal vesicles
Stage D - distal mets, D1 pelvic nodes, D2 bone & distal nodes
75% in stage C or D at presentation
Staging - must be done w exploratory lap, implants to small
I - one or both ovaries
II - pelvic extention
III - peritoneal or nodal
IV - distal mets
I - local invasion of cervix only
II - local extention
IIa - proximal 2/3 of vagina, last chance for resection
IIb - local parametrium but not pelvic side wall
III - distal extention
IIIa - distal vagina
IIIb - distal paratmetrial & pelvic side wall
IVa - bladder & rectum
IVb - distant & paraaortic nodes
A - confined to mucosa
B - involves muscularis propria
B1- confined to muscularis propria
B2 - into serosa & mesenteric fat
C - lymph node involvement
C1 - primary growth limited to bowel wall
C2 - primary growth extending into mesenteric fat
D - distant mets
A - lesion confined to mucosa & submucosa
B - muscular invasion, B1 - superficial, B2 - deep
C - perivesicular fat invaded
D - perivesicular organs invaded, bladder, semimal vesicles, etc
Grade I - contained in nares & post nasopharynx
Grade II - a. extention thru sphenopalatine foramen to pterygopalatine fossa
b. extention thru pterygomaxillary fissure to infratemporal fossa
Grade III - intracranial extention
T1 - localized to either cord including ant or post commisure
cords must remain mobile
T2 - invasion into subglottic or supraglottic space
T3 - limited to larynx with cord fixation
T4 - extention beyond larynx, invasion thru thyroid cartilage
NX - regional nodes cannot be assesed
N0 - no lymph node mets
N1 - single ipsilat node <3cm in diameter
N2 - single ipsilat node >3cm but <6cm, or contralat node <6cm
N2a - ipsilat node >3cm but <6cm
N2b - multiple ipsilat nodes <6cm
N2c - contralat node <6cm
N3 - node >6cm
Stage I - any size tumor NOT involving meninges, bladder or prostate, +/- nodes
Group I - complete resection
Group II - microscopic residual
Group III - gross residual
Stage II - <5cm tumor involvilges, bladder or prostate, NO nodes
Group I - complete resection
Group II - microscopic residual
Group III - gross residual
Stage III - >5cm tumor involving meninges, bladder or prostate, or w nodes
Group I - complete resection
Group II - microscopic residual
Group III - gross residual
Stage IV - distant mets from any site
I - single node region
II - >2 node regions, same side of diaphragm
IIe - extralymphatic node site on same side of diaph
III - >2 node regions on opposite sides of diaph
IIIs - spleen involved
IIIe - extralyphatic site involved
IV - diffuse w mult extralymphatic sites
Nodular Sclerosing - most common type
Lyphocyte depleted & Lymphocyte predominate - other types
I - single site, nodal or extranodal
II - >2 on same side or I' GI lymphoma
III - opposite sides of the diaph
IV - I' CNS or marrow involvement (<25% abn cells)



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