Staging is a way to measure the spread of a cancer. The later the stage, the greater the risk of recurrence of the cancer. This gives your doctor a way to predict your risks and to advise if further treatment is required.
AJCC Stage | TNM stage | TNM stage criteria for colorectal cancer |
Stage I | T1 N0 M0 | T1: Tumor invades submucosa |
Stage I | T2 N0 M0 | T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria |
Stage II-A | T3 N0 M0 | T3: Tumor invades subserosa or beyond (without other organs involved) |
Stage II-B | T4 N0 M0 | T4: Tumor invades adjacent organs or perforates the visceral peritoneum |
Stage III-A | T1-2 N1 M0 | N1: Metastasis to 1 to 3 regional lymph nodes. T1 or T2. |
Stage III-B | T3-4 N1 M0 | N1: Metastasis to 1 to 3 regional lymph nodes. T3 or T4. |
Stage III-C | any T, N2 M0 | N2: Metastasis to 4 or more regional lymph nodes. Any T. |
Stage IV | any T, any N, M1 | M1: Distant metastases present . Any T , any N. |
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