The TNM classification system is being used to stage a patient's cancer. The nurse would plan to care for a patient with an advanced lesion spreading into adjacent organs if the primary tumor size (T) classification is T_____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
4
Rationale : TNM is a standardized classification system that describes tumor size (T), regional lymph node involvement (N), and extent of metastasis (M). An advanced lesion that is spreading into adjacent organs is characterized as T4.
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