Anatomic Stage 0 Breast Cancer AJCC v8NCIt concept
Preferred Label : Anatomic Stage 0 Breast Cancer AJCC v8;
NCIt synonyms : Anatomic Stage 0 Breast Carcinoma AJCC v8;
NCIt related terms : Stage 0 Breast Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage 0 includes: Tis, N0, M0. Tis: Ductal carcinoma in situ. Lobular carcinoma in
situ is a benign entity and is removed from TNM staging in the AJCC Cancer Staging
Manual, 8th Edition. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis is identified or isolated
tumor cell clusters (ITCs) are identified only. M0: No clinical or radiographic evidence
of distant metastases. Imaging studies are not required to assign the M0 category.
(AJCC 8th ed.);