Difference between revisions of "Thyroid cancer staging"
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| >4 cm and limited to thyroid ''or'' | | >4 cm and limited to thyroid (pT3a) ''or'' extension into strap muscles (e.g sternothyroid m., sternothyroid, thyrohyoid, omohyoid) (pT3b) | ||
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| pN1a | | pN1a | ||
| metastasis to level VI | | metastasis to level VI or VII | ||
| level VI = pretracheal, paratracheal, prelaryngeal/Delphian, perithyroidal | | level VI = pretracheal, paratracheal, prelaryngeal/Delphian, perithyroidal; VII = mediastinal lymph nodes | ||
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| pN1b | | pN1b | ||
| metastasis to level I, II, III, IV, V, or retropharyngeal | | metastasis to level I, II, III, IV, V, or retropharyngeal | ||
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