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Table 2. COG-STS Pretreatment Staging System
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Stage
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Sites of Primary Tumor
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T Stage
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Tumor Size
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Regional Lymph Nodes
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Distant Metastasis
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| I |
Favorable sites |
T1 or T2 |
Any size |
N0 or N1 or NX |
M0 |
| II |
Unfavorable sites |
T1 or T2 |
a, ≤ 5 cm |
N0 or NX |
M0 |
| III |
Unfavorable sites |
T1 or T2 |
a, ≤ 5 cm |
N1 |
M0 |
| b, > 5 cm |
N0 or N1 or NX |
| IV |
Any site |
T1 or T2 |
Any size |
N0 or N1 or NX |
M1 |
| M0 = absence of metastatic spread; M1 = presence of metastatic spread beyond the primary site; N0 = absence of nodal spread; N1 = presence of nodal spread beyond the primary site; X = unknown N status. |
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