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Name: Colon Cancer

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• Stage IV Colon Carcinoma -- Stage IV includes: (Any T, Any N, M1). M1: Distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.) - 2003
  
  
• Stage II Colon Cancer -- Stage II includes: IIA (T3, N0, M0); IIB (T4, N0, M0). T3: Tumor invades through the muscularis propria or into non-peritonealized pericolic or perirectal tissues. T4: Tumor directly invades other organs or structures, and/or perforates visceral peritoneum. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.) - 2003
  
  
• Stage III Colon Cancer -- Stage III includes: IIIA (T1-T2, N1, M0); IIIB (T3-T4, N1, M0); IIIC (Any T, N2, M0). N1: Metastasis in 1 to 3 regional lymph nodes. N2: Metastasis in 4 or more regional lymph nodes. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.) - 2003
  
  
• Recurrent Colon Cancer -- Cancer of the colon reemerging after a period of remission.
  
  
• Stage I Colon Cancer -- Stage I includes: (T1, N0, M0) and (T2, N0, M0). T1: Tumor invades submucosa. T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.)-2003
  
  

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