Preferred Name |
N1 Stage Finding
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Definition |
A general term that refers to a TNM finding of cancer metastases usually in a limited number of regional lymph nodes. The definition of N1 TNM finding depends on the specific type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for breast cancer it refers to micrometastases or metastases in 1-3 axillary lymph nodes; for cutaneous melanoma it refers to metastasis in 1 regional lymph node; for colorectal cancer it refers to metastases in 1-3 regional lymph nodes; and for bladder cancer it refers to metastasis in 1 regional lymph node in the true pelvis.
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Synonyms & Abbreviations |
Lymph Node Stage N1 N1 N1 Cancer Stage Finding N1 Lymph Node Finding N1 Lymph Node Stage N1 Node Finding N1 Node Stage N1 Regional Lymph Node Stage Finding N1 Regional Lymph Nodes Finding N1 Stage N1 Stage Finding N1 TNM Finding Node Stage N1
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ReferenceCode |
NCI Thesaurus Code:C48706
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ReferenceURL |
https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C48706
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PMID |
NA
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