Stage III Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v7

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** Stage III includes: (T3, N0, M0); (T1, N1, M0); (T2, N1, M0); (T3, N1, M0). T3: Tumor measuring more than 4 cm in greatest dimension, and/or tumor having extraparenchymal extension. Extraparenchymal extension is clinical or macroscopic evidence of invasion of soft tissues. Microscopic evidence alone does not constitute extraparenchymal extension for classification purposes. T1: Tumor measuring 2 cm or less in greatest dimension without extraparenchymal extension. T2: Tumor measuring more than 2 cm, but not more than 4 cm in greatest dimension without extraparenchymal extension. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest dimension. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 7th ed.)

**Synonyms:** - Stage III Carcinoma of Major Salivary Gland - Stage III Carcinoma of the Major Salivary Gland - Stage III Major Salivary Gland Cancer - Stage III Major Salivary Gland Cancer - Stage III Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma - Stage III Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma AJCC v7 - Stage III Salivary Gland Cancer - stage III salivary gland cancer