When the nurse read that the patient's breast tumor is a stage II, the nurse realizes that the tumor is:
1. smaller than 2 cm, with no positive lymph nodes and no metastasis.
2. 2 to 5 cm, with no positive lymph nodes and no metastasis evident
3. larger than 5 cm, with no positive lymph nodes and no metastasis.
4. 2 to 5 cm, with positive axillary lymph nodes and no metastasis.
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A stage II is a tumor smaller than 2 cm with no positive lymph nodes or metastasis. All other options are the qualifiers for stage III.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: 1065, Figure 47-14 OBJ: 5
TOP: Staging of a Breast Tumor KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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