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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

Staging

Primary Tumor (T)
Tx	Tumor cannot be assessed.
T0	No evidence of primary tumor.
T1	Tumor ≤ 5 cm
T1a	Superficial tumor (not invading the fascia)
T1b	Deep tumor
T2	Tumor > 5 cm
T2a	Superficial tumor (not invading the fascia)
T2b	Deep tumor
Table adapted from National Cancer Institute

Lymph Nodes (N)
Table adapted from National Cancer Institute

Metastasis (M)
Table adapted from National Cancer Institute