Clinical M
This input is used for staging
Notes
**Note:** The lesser sac of the peritoneum, or omental bursa, is the cavity in the abdomen formed by the lesser and greater omentum; the pancreas forms part of the posterior wall of the lesser sac. **Distant lymph nodes** Celiac Pancreaticosplenic (pancreaticolienal) Splenic (lineal), NOS Splenic hilum Splenic artery Gastroepiploic (gastro-omental), left SuprapancreaticNAACCR Item
NAACCR #960Clinical M | Clinical M Display | Description | Registrar Notes |
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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 Seeding of peritoneum, even if limited to the lesser sac region; positive peritoneal cytology Carcinomatosis Distant metastasis WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph nodes Distant metastasis, NOS Stated as M1 |
p1 | pM1 | Distant metastasis | HISTOLOGICALLY confirmed: Distant lymph nodes, NOS Seeding of peritoneum, even if limited to the lesser sac region; positive peritoneal cytology Carcinomatosis Distant metastasis WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph nodes Distant metastasis, NOS |
88 | 88 | Not applicable | Primary site/histology not TNM defined Death certificate only (DCO) case |
<BLANK> | BLANK | See Registrar Notes | Clinical classification criteria not met Clinical classification criteria met, evaluation done: No information about diagnostic workup Results not documented in patient record Clinical evaluation of T and N not done, no evidence metastatic disease Tumor first detected on surgical resection (no clinical workup) Only Clinical Stage Group documented (no T, N, or M information available) |