Summary Stage 2018: SS2018: Soft Tissue (excluding Heart, Mediastinum, Pleura, Retroperitoneum)
Summary Stage 2018
Notes
**Note 1:** The following sources were used in the development of this schema * SEER Extent of Disease 1988: Codes and Coding Instructions (3rd Edition, 1998) (https://seer.cancer.gov/archive/manuals/EOD10Dig.3rd.pdf) * SEER Summary Staging Manual-2000: Codes and Coding Instructions (https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/ssm/) * Collaborative Stage Data Collection System, version 02.05: https://cancerstaging.org/cstage/Pages/default.aspx * Chapter 40 *Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Head and Neck*, in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition (2017) published by Springer International Publishing. Used with permission of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois. * Chapter 41 *Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremities*, in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition (2017) published by Springer International Publishing. Used with permission of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois. * Chapter 42 *Soft Tissue Sarcoma and of the Abdomen and Thoracic Visceral Organs*, in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition (2017) published by Springer International Publishing. Used with permission of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois. * Chapter 45 *Soft Tissue Sarcoma – Unusual Histologies and Sites*, in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition (2017) published by Springer International Publishing. Used with permission of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois. **Note 2:** Code 0 is not applicable for this schemaNAACCR Item
NAACCR #764SS2018 | Description |
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1 | Localized only (localized, NOS) - Confined to site of origin - Deep tumor, NOS - Superficial tumor, NOS |
2 | Regional by direct extension only - Adjacent (connective) tissue, NOS + Into tissue beyond organ - Adjacent organ(s)/structure(s), NOS - Major vessel invasion - Superficial or deep tumor WITH involvement of + adjacent (connective) tissue or adjacent organ(s)/structure(s) - Abdomen and Thoracic Visceral Organs + Mesentery + Serosa + Visceral peritoneum |
3 | Regional lymph node(s) involved only - Head and Neck + Cervical - Lip + Facial, NOS + Buccinator (buccal) + Mandibular (submandibular, submaxillary, submental) + Nasolabial + Parotid (infra-auricular, preauricular) - Eyelid/canthus + Facial (buccinator [buccal], nasolabial, NOS) + Mandibular (submandibular, submaxillary, submental) + Parotid, NOS (infra-auricular) - External ear and auditory canal + Mastoid (posterior, retro-auricular) (occipital) + Preauricular - Face, Other (cheek, chin, forehead, jaw, nose, and temple): + Facial, NOS (buccinator [buccal], nasolabial) + Mandibular (submandibular, submaxillary, submental) + Parotid (infra-auricular, preauricular) - Scalp + Mastoid (posterior, retro-auricular) (occipital) + Parotid (infra-auricular, preauricular) + Spinal accessory (posterior cervical) - Neck + Axillary + Mandibular + Mastoid (posterior, retro-auricular) (occipital) + Parotid (infra-auricular, preauricular) + Spinal accessory (posterior cervical) + Submental (bilateral or contralateral) + Supraclavicular (transverse cervical) - Arm/shoulder + Axillary + Epitrochlear for hand/forearm + Spinal accessory for shoulder - Leg/hip + Femoral (superficial inguinal) + Popliteal for heel and calf - Thorax + Hilar (bronchopulmonary) (proximal lobar) (pulmonary root) + Mediastinal - Abdomen + Celiac + Iliac + Para-aortic - Pelvis + Deep inguinal, NOS + Rosenmuller or Cloquet node + Superficial inguinal (femoral) - Upper trunk + Axillary + Cervical + Internal mammary + Supraclavicular (transverse cervical) - Lower trunk + Superficial inguinal (femoral) - Regional lymph node(s), NOS + Lymph node(s), NOS |
4 | Regional by BOTH direct extension AND regional lymph node(s) involved - Codes (2) + (3) |
7 | Distant site(s)/lymph node(s) involved - Distant site(s) (including further contiguous extension) + Head and Neck subsites * Brain parenchymal invasion * Carotid artery encasement * Central compartment visceral * Central nervous system involvement via perineural spread * Fascial skeleton * Orbital invasion * Prevertebral muscle invasion * Pterygoid muscles * Skull base/dural invasion - Distant lymph node(s), NOS - Distant metastasis, NOS + Carcinomatosis + Distant metastasis WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph node(s) |
9 | Unknown if extension or metastasis |