The staging of the client's cancer by the TNM classification is T1,N3,M1 . What is the correct interpretation of this classification?
A. The client has two tumors that are nonresponsive to treatment.
B. The client has leukemia confined to the bone marrow.
C. The client has a 2-cm tumor with one regional lymph node involved and no dis-tant metastasis.
D. The client has a small primary tumor, tumor extension into 3 lymph nodes, and one site of distant metastasis.
D
T = primary tumor. T1 indicates that a primary tumor is detectable but still relatively small. N = regional lymph nodes. N3 indicates that regional lymph nodes are involved. M = distant metasta-sis. M1 indicates that there is evidence of distant metastasis in at least one site.
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