Pathologic T

This input is used for staging

Notes

**Note 1:** For TNM staging, sarcomas of the heart and mediastinum are classified as deep tumors.Only T1b or T2b are available. **Note 2:** Tumor size must be known to assign T. You may use a physician’s statement of the T category if this is the only information in the medical record. * If no size or category is specified, assign TX **Note 3:** Assign the appropriate T category based on the tumor size for the following descriptions Invasive tumor confined to site of origin Adjacent connective tissue For heart (C380) Visceral pericardium (epicardium) Adjacent organs/structures For heart (C380) Ascending aorta Parietal pericardium Vena cava For mediastinum (C381-C383, C388) Descending aorta Esophagus Large (named) artery(ies) Large (named) vein(s) Pericardium, NOS Parietal Visceral (epicardium) Phrenic nerve(s) Pleura, NOS Parietal pleura Visceral pleura of lung Sternum Sympathetic nerve trunk(s) Thoracic duct Thymus Trachea, parietal pleura Vertebra(e) Further contiguous extension Localized, NOS

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #880
Pathologic T Pathologic T Display Description Registrar Notes
pX pTX Primary tumor cannot be assessed Pathologic classification criteria met, evaluation done:
Physician unable to assess T
Surgical resection of primary tumor, extension not stated
Tumor size (TS) unknown for T categories where TS needed to determine T
Physician assigns pTX, no other information available to determine T
p0 pT0 No evidence of primary tumor
p1B pT1b Tumor 5 cm or less in greatest dimension
Deep tumor
Stated as T1b or T1 [NOS]
p2B pT2b Tumor more than 5 cm in greatest dimension
Deep tumor
Stated as T2b or T2 [NOS]
88 88 Not applicable Primary site/histology not TNM defined
Death certificate only (DCO) case
<BLANK> BLANK See Registrar Notes Pathologic classification criteria not met
Pathologic classification criteria met, evaluation done:
Results not documented in patient record
No surgical resection of known primary tumor (not T0)
Resection insufficient for site-specific pathologic assessment
No surgical resection of primary tumor and there isn’t a positive biopsy of a structure in the highest T category and highest N category
Evidence of metastatic disease (pM1), no other workup
Only Pathologic Stage Group documented (no T, N, or M information available)