Description

The extent of adrenal cortical carcinomas can be classified using the TNM scheme.


TNM

Component

Criteria

T

T1

tumor <= 5 cm, no invasion

 

T2

tumor > 5 cm, no invasion

 

T3

locally invasive, not involving adjacent organs

 

T4

invasion of adjacent organs

N

N0

negative regional lymph nodes

 

N1

metastases to regional lymph nodes

M

M0

no distant metastases

 

M1

distant metastases present

 

 

Stage

TNM

I

T1N0M0

II

T2N0M0

III

T1N1M0

 

T2N1M0

 

T3N0M0

IV

T3N1M0

 

T4N0M0

 

T4N1M0

 

any T, any N, M1

 


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