| 0 |
Stage 0 Skin Melanoma |
C8423 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage 0 includes: Tis, N0, M0. Tis: Melanoma in situ. N0: No regional lymph node metastases. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.) |
| IA |
Stage IA Skin Melanoma |
C86026 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IA includes: T1a, N0, M0. T1a: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring 1.0 mm or less in thickness, without ulceration and with mitosis less than 1/mm2. N0: No regional lymph node metastases. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 7th Ed.) |
| IB |
Stage IB Skin Melanoma |
C86030 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IB includes: (T1b, N0, M0); (T2a, N0, M0). T1b: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring 1.0 mm or less in thickness, with ulceration or mitoses equal or more than 1/mm2. T2a: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring 1.01-2.0 mm in thickness, without ulceration. N0: No regional lymph node metastases. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 7th Ed.) |
| IIA |
Stage IIA Skin Melanoma |
C86033 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IIA includes: (T2b, N0, M0); (T3a, N0, M0). T2b: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring 1.01-2.0 mm in thickness, with ulceration. T3a: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring 2.01-4.0 mm in thickness, without ulceration. N0: No regional lymph node metastases. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.) |
| IIB |
Stage IIB Skin Melanoma |
C27742 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IIB includes: (T3b, N0, M0); (T4a, N0, M0). T3b: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring 2.01-4.0 mm in thickness, with ulceration. T4a: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring more than 4.0 mm in thickness, without ulceration. N0: No regional lymph node metastases. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.) |
| IIC |
Stage IIC Skin Melanoma |
C86034 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IIC includes: T4b, N0, M0. T4b: Cutaneous melanoma with a tumor measuring more than 4.0 mm in thickness, with ulceration. N0: No regional lymph node metastases. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.) |
| III |
Stage III Skin Melanoma |
C88415 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage III includes: Any T, N1-3, M0. Stage III is divided into three pathologic subgroups: IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. There are no clinical subgroups for stage III. N1: Cutaneous melanoma with metastasis in one regional lymph node. N2: Cutaneous melanoma with metastases in 2-3 regional lymph nodes or in transit met(s)/satellite(s) without metastatic nodes. N3: Cutaneous melanoma with 4 or more metastatic nodes, or matted nodes, or in transit met(s)/satellite(s) with metastatic node(s). M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 7th Ed.) |
| IIIA |
Stage IIIA Skin Melanoma |
C86049 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IIIA includes: (T1-4a, N1a, M0); (T1-4a, N2a, M0). T1-4a: Non-ulcerated cutaneous melanoma of any thickness. N1a: Cutaneous melanoma with micrometastasis in one regional lymph node. N2a: Cutaneous melanoma with micrometastases in 2-3 regional lymph nodes. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 7th Ed.) |
| IIIB |
Stage IIIB Skin Melanoma |
C86051 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IIIB includes: (T1-4b, N1a, M0); (T1-4b, N2a, M0); (T1-4a, N1b, M0); (T1-4a, N2b, M0); (T1-4a, N2c, M0). T1-4b: Ulcerated cutaneous melanoma of any thickness. T1-4a: Non-ulcerated cutaneous melanoma of any thickness. N1a: Cutaneous melanoma with micrometastasis in one regional lymph node. N2a: Cutaneous melanoma with micrometastases in 2-3 regional lymph nodes. N1b: Cutaneous melanoma with macrometastasis in one regional lymph node. N2b: Cutaneous melanoma with macrometastases in 2-3 regional lymph nodes. N2c: Cutaneous melanoma with intralymphatic metastases (in transit or satellite metastases) without metastatic nodes. M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 7th Ed.) |
| IIIC |
Stage IIIC Skin Melanoma |
C86053 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IIIC includes: (T1-4b, N1b, M0); (T1-4b, N2b, M0); (T1-4b, N2c, M0); (Any T, N3, M0). T1-4b: Ulcerated cutaneous melanoma of any thickness. N1b: Cutaneous melanoma with macrometastasis in one regional lymph node. N2b: Cutaneous melanoma with macrometastases in 2-3 regional lymph nodes. N2c: Cutaneous melanoma with intralymphatic metastases (in transit or satellite metastases) without metastatic nodes. N3: Cutaneous melanoma with 4 or more metastatic nodes, or matted nodes, or in transit met(s)/satellite(s) with metastatic node(s). M0: No detectable evidence of distant metastases. (from AJCC 7th Ed.) |
| IV |
Stage IV Skin Melanoma |
C9096 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Stage IV includes: (Any T, Any N, M1). M1: Distant metastasis. (from AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.) |
| Stage unknown |
Stage Unknown |
C92207 |
NCI Thesaurus |
A finding indicating that the extent of organ/tissue involvement by a malignant neoplasm is not reported or not assessed. |