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Table 112-1. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 1997 Staging of Penile Cancer |
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Tumor (T) |
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Tx |
Primary tumor cannot be assessed |
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T0 |
No evidence of cancer |
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Tis |
Carcinoma in situ |
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Ta |
Noninvasive verrucous carcinoma |
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T1 |
Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue |
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T2 |
Tumor invades corpus spongiosum or cavernosum |
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T3 |
Tumor invades urethra or prostate |
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T4 |
Tumor invades other adjacent structures |
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Nodes (N) |
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Nx |
Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed |
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N0 |
No regional node metastasis |
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N1 |
Metastasis to a single, superficial inguinal lymph node |
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N2 |
Metastasis in multiple or bilateral superficial inguinal lymph nodes |
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N3 |
Metastasis in deep inguinal or pelvic lymph nodes, unilateral or bilateral |
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Metastasis (M) |
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Mx |
Presence of distant metastasis cannot be assessed |
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M0 |
No distant metastasis |
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M1 |
Distant metastasis |
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Adapted from fleming id et al.15 |
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