A differentiated thyroid carcinoma can be staged using the 8th edition of the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual.
Patient selection: differentiated (follicular or papillary) thyroid carcinoma
Parameters:
(1) age of the patient
(2) T code
(3) N code
(4) M code
Age
T Code
N Code
M Code
Stage
< 55 years
NA
M0
I
M1
II
>= 55 years
T1 or T2
N0, NX
N1
T3
T4a
III
T4b
IVA
IVB
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Specialty: Hematology Oncology, Surgery, general, Endocrinology