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QuestionChoice
This answer is correct.
T1 indicates the tumour has invaded the submucosa.
N1b indicates there is metastasis in 2/3 regional lymph nodes.
M0 indicates there is no evidence of distant metastasis based upon imaging.
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a
T1 N1b M0
QuestionChoice
This answer is incorrect.
Tis indicates the tumour is in situ
NX indicates the regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
M0 is correct as it indicates no distant metastasis
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e
This NX M0
QuestionChoice
This answer is incorrect.
T1 is correct as it indicates the tumour has invaded through the submucosa.
N2a is incorrect as it indicates there is metastasis in 4-6 regional lymph nodes.
M1a indicates there is metastasis to 1 organ
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c
T1 N2a M1a
QuestionChoice
This answer is incorrect.
T2 indicates the tumour invades the muscularis propria.
N1a indicates there is metastasis in only 1 regional lymph node.
M0 is correct as it indicates no distant metastasis.
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b
T2 N1a M0
QuestionChoice
T3 is incorrect as this indicates the tumour invades through the muscularis propria into the per colorectal tissues.
N1a is incorrect as it indicates there is metastasis to only one regional lymph node.
M0 is correct as it indicates no distant metastasis.
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d
T3 N1a M0
Concept
Chapter
2693
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Colorectal Cancer
Topic
136
Gastroenterology
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A 57-year-old man with known colorectal cancer affecting the sigmoid colon visits his oncologist. The cancer was observed to invade the submucosa, have no distant metastatic spread, but has spread to 3 regional lymph nodes.

What is the staging?
a