Question

A client undergoes a biopsy of a suspicious lesion. The biopsy report classifies the lesion according to the TNM staging system as follows: Tis, N0, M0. What does this classification mean?A. No evidence of primary tumor, no abnormal regional lymph nodes, and no evidence of distant metastasisB. Carcinoma in situ, no abnormal regional lymph nodes, and no evidence of distant metastasisC. Can t assess tumor or regional lymph nodes and no evidence of metastasisD. Carcinoma in situ, no demonstrable metastasis of the regional lymph nodes, and ascending degrees of distant metastasis

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct answer would be B.

When it comes to terms and understanding them better:

T marks tumor, N marks node and M marks metastasis. 0 signifies that there is no presence of mentioned terms. Tis means carcinoma in situ.

This means, there are no abnormal lymph nodes, it means there is no metastasis, no carcinoma.

Also, there are no traces of tumor. if there is tumor and lymph nodes, and if there is no evidence, the terms are: tx, nx, m0.