Medullary thyroid cancer staging
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]
Overview
According to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) there are 4 stages of medullary thyroid cancer based on the clinical features and findings on imaging. Each stage is assigned a letter and a number that designate the tumor size, number of involved lymph node regions, and metastasis.
Staging
- According to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) there are 4 stages of medullary thyroid cancer based on the clinical features and findings on imaging.[1]
- Each stage is assigned a letter and a number that designate the tumor size, number of involved lymph node regions, and metastasis.
Primary tumor | |||
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Tumor size | Sub-stage | Finding | Image |
T0 |
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T1 | |||
T1 | a | ||
T1 | b | ||
T2 | |||
T3 | |||
T3 | a | ||
T3 | b |
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T4 | |||
T4 | a |
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T4 | b |
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TX |
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Regional lymph node involvement | |||
Node involvement | Sub-stage | Finding | Image |
N0 |
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N0 | a |
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N0 | b |
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N1 |
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N1 | a |
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N1 | b |
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NX |
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Distant metastasis | |||
Presence of metastasis | Sub-stage | Finding | Image |
M0 |
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M1 | IV |
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Stage | T | N | M |
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Medullary thyroid carcinoma | |||
I | T1 | N0 | M0 |
II | T2 | N0 | M0 |
T3 | N0 | M0 | |
III | T1 | N1a | M0 |
T2 | N1a | M0 | |
T3 | N1a | M0 | |
IVA | T4a | Any N | M0 |
IVB | T4b | Any N | M0 |
IVC | Any T | Any N | M1 |