Mary McLaughlin's breast cancer is staged as : T3 N1 M0. This means that ________
A) she has a small localized tumor with no spread to other organs
B) she has a large tumor that has spread to a lymph node but not to other organs
C) she has a large tumor that has spread to lymph nodes and to surrounding muscle tissue
D) she has three separate tumors with lymph node spread but no metastases
B
Explanation: A) This is not what T3 N1 M0 means.
B) Correct! T is the size of the tumor. N is the lymph nodes affected. M is the metastasis.
C) This is not what T3 N1 M0 means.
D) This is not what T3 N1 M0 means.
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