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Introduction

This is the data sheet for TNM 8th edition staging of kidney tumours (ICD10 C64)

For more detailed information regarding TNM staging, please see pages 199-201 of the UICC TNM 8 book or visit the Wiley and UICC website.

Stage groupings

 

Stage Group

T stage

N stage

M stage

Stage I

T1

N0

M0

Stage II

T2

N0

M0

Stage III

T3

N0

M0

T1, T2, T3

N1

M0

Stage IV

T4

Any N

M0

 

Any T

Any N

M1

TNM clinical classification

T - primary tumour

T value Description

TX

Primary tumour cannot be assessed

T0

No evidence of primary tumour

T1

Tumour 7 cm or less in greatest dimension, limited to the kidney

T1a

Tumour 4 cm or less

T1b

Tumour more than 4 cm but not more than 7 cm

T2

Tumour more than 7 cm in greatest dimension, limited to the kidney

T2a

Tumour more than 7 cm but not more than 10 cm

T2b

Tumour more than 10 cm, limited to the kidney

T3

Tumour extends into major veins or perinephric tissues but not into the ipsilateral adrenal gland and not beyond Gerota fascia

T3a

Tumour extends into the renal vein or its segmental branches, or tumour invades the pelvicalyceal system or tumour invades perirenal and/or renal sinus fat (peripelvic) fat but not beyond Gerota fascia

T3b

Tumour extends into vena cava below diaphragm

T3c

Tumour extends into vena cava above the diaphragm or invades the wall of the vena cava

T4

Tumour invades beyond Gerota fascia (including contiguous extension into the ipsilateral adrenal gland)

N - regional lymph nodes

N value Description

NX

Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed

N0

No regional lymph node metastasis

N1

Metastasis in regional lymph node(s)

M - distant metastasis

M value Description

M0

No distant metastasis

M1

Distant Metastasis

TNM pathological classification

pT - primary tumour

The pT and pN categories correspond to the T and N categories. 

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Last edited: 29 December 2022 2:11 pm

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