Cutaneous Squamous Cell / Other Cutaneous Carcinoma
| T Category | Stage Category Definitions |
|---|---|
| TX | Primary tumor cannot be assessed |
| T0 | No evidence of primary tumor |
| Tis | Carcinoma in situ |
| T1 | Tumor 2 cm or less in greatest dimension with less than two high risk features** |
| T2 | Tumor greater than 2 cm in greatest dimension or Tumor any size with two or more high risk features* |
| T3 | Tumor with invasion of maxilla, orbit, or temporal bone |
| T4 | Tumor with invasion of skeleton (axial or appendicular) or perineural invasion of skull base |
**High Risk Features for the Primary Tumor (T) Staging :
Depth/Invasion: > 2 mm thickness, Clark level ≧ IV, Perineural invasion
Anatomic Location: Primary site ear, Primary site hair-bearing lip
Differentiation: Poorly differentiated or undifferentiated
| N Category | Stage Category Definitions |
|---|---|
| NX | Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed |
| N0 | No regional lymph node metastasis |
| N1 | Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest dimension |
| N2 | Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, more than 3 cm but not more than 6 cm in greatest dimension; or in multiple ipsilateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension; or in bilateral or contralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension |
| N2a | Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, more than 3 cm but not more than 6 cm in greatest dimension |
| N2b | Metastasis in multiple ipsilateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension |
| N2c | Metastasis in bilateral or contralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest dimension |
| N3 | Metastasis in a lymph node, more than 6 cm in greatest dimension |
| M Category | Stage Category Definitions |
|---|---|
| M1 | Distant metastasis |
| Stage | T | N | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Tis | N0 | M0 |
| I | T1 | N0 | M0 |
| II | T2 | N0 | M0 |
| III | T3 | N0 | M0 |
| III | T1 | N1 | M0 |
| III | T2 | N1 | M0 |
| III | T3 | N1 | M0 |
| IV | T1 | N2 | M0 |
| IV | T2 | N2 | M0 |
| IV | T3 | N2 | M0 |
| IV | Any T | N3 | M0 |
| IV | T4 | Any N | M0 |
| IV | Any T | Any N | M1 |
