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I've always been fuzzy on format for cancer stages and TNM stages. - SM and let me know if this is correct.


Posted: Jan 19, 2010

Stage IV-A pT1N2BMX squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

I think it would be stage IVA, pT1 N2b MX (nm) - Mushroom

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