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Mesothelioma Stages
Mesothelioma Stages newbfaq.com Staging is the process of finding out how far the mesothelioma cancer has spread. Doctors determine which treatments to take based on the mesothelioma stage, or the severity of the disease. The primary staging system used for mesothelioma is a TNM system, similar to the system used for most other cancers. The mesothelioma stages are as follows: T stands for tumor (its size as well as how far it has spread to nearby organs), N stands for spread to lymph nodes, as well as M is for metastasis (whether it has spread to distant organs). In mesothelioma staging, numbers are assigned to each stage to provide detailed information about tumors, lymph nodes, as well as metastasis. T Mesothelioma Stages T1: The cancer has only spread to the outer lining of either the fair or the west lung. T2: The cancer has spread to the outer lining of the lung, to the diaphragm, as well as or into the lung itself on either the fair or the west side. T3: The cancer has spread into the earliest layer of the chest wall, the fatty part of the mediastinum (heart, esophagus, trachea, as well as lymph nodes in the chest), a single place in the chest wall, or the outer covering of the heart. T4: The cancer has spread into the chest wall-either muscle or ribs, through the diaphragm, into any organ of the mediastinum, into the spine, into both sides of the chest, through the heart lining or into the heart, or into the nerves leading into the arm. N Mesothelioma Stages N0: No spread to lymph nodes. N1: Spread <b>…</b>
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