On clinical examination a 60 years old female had a tumor in the right buccal mucosa. The size of the tumor was about 2 cm in diameter. There was no involvement of regional lymph nodes and also had no distant metastasis The TNM stage of the tumor is____________?

Correct answer: A. T1 No Mo

  • A. T1 No Mo
  • B. T1 NI Mo
  • C. T1 N2 Mo
  • D. T2 No Mo

Explanation

A tumour measuring 2 cm or less is T1, clinically absent regional nodes are N0, and absent distant spread is M0. Therefore the TNM category is T1N0M0, which corresponds to option A.

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