Pathologic M

This input is used for staging

Notes

**Distant lymph nodes**: **All subsites** Common iliac External iliac Para-aortic Retroperitoneal Superior mesenteric Distant lymph nodes, NOS **Cecum (C180), Ascending colon (C182), Hepatic Flexure (C183), Transverse colon (C184)** Inferior mesenteric

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #900
Pathologic M Pathologic M Display Description Registrar Notes
c0 cM0 No distant metastasis Unknown; distant metastasis not stated
Distant metastasis cannot be assessed
Not documented in patient record
c1 cM1 Distant metastasis CLINICAL assessment only:
Distant lymph nodes, NOS

Carcinomatosis

Distant metastasis WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph node(s)

Distant metastasis, NOS

Stated as M1
p1 pM1 Distant metastasis HISTOLOGICALLY confirmed:
Distant lymph nodes, NOS

Carcinomatosis

Distant metastasis WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph node(s)

Distant metastasis, NOS
88 88 Not applicable In situ case but no pTis is defined by TNM
Death certificate only (DCO) case
<BLANK> BLANK See Registrar Notes Pathologic classification criteria not met
No pathologic workup for T and N categories and no pathologic evidence of metastasis
Only Pathologic Stage Group documented (no T, N, or M information available)