What is the T Component of TNM Staging?
December 14, 2021
Transcript
The T component describes the characteristics of the tumor itself. So the size of the tumor, whether it’s invading any lymphovascular structures, whether it’s invading the pleural surface, which is sort of the sac that the lung sits in. Those all will affect the T stage. And again, the T the N and the M together will determine the overall stage of the cancer.
Key Takeaways
1. The T component describes the characteristics of the tumor itself.
2. Characteristics are the size of the tumor, whether it’s invading any lymphovascular structures, and whether it’s invading the pleural surface.
3. The T, the N, and the M together will determine the overall stage of the cancer.
