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Also of importance are the "Clark level" and "Breslow depth" which refer to the microscopic depth of tumor invasion.


===Staging of Melanoma===
===Staging of Melanoma===

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Staging of melanoma is essential to determine the prognosis. Staging is based on the 2010 AJCC TNM Classification and is divided into stage 0 or melanoma in situ, stage 1 or invasive melanoma with good prognosis, stage 2 or high risk melanoma, stage 3 or melanoma with regional lymph node metastasis, and stage 4 or melanoma with distant metastasis.

Staging

2010 American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJC) TNM Definitions for Melanoma

Primary Tumor (T)[1]

T Classification Thickness Ulceration status/mitoses
TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed
T0 No evidence of primary tumor
Tis Melanoma in situ
T1b ≤ 1.0 mm Ulcerated or ≥1 mitosis/mm2
T2a 1.01 - 2.0 mm No ulceration
T2b 1.01 - 2.0 mm Ulcerated
T3a 2.01 - 4.0 mm No ulceration
T3b 2.01 - 4.0 mm Ulcerated
T4a > 4.0 mm No ulceration
T4b > 4.0 mm Ulcerated

Regional Lymph Nodes (N)[1]

N Classification Number of Nodes Nodal Mass
NX Lymph node metastasis cannot be assessed
N0 No lymph node metastasis
N1a 1 node Micrometastasis
N1b 1 node Macrometastasis
N2a 2 - 3 nodes Micrometastasis
N2b 2 - 3 nodes Macrometastasis
N2c 2 - 3 nodes In-transit metastasis/Satellites without metastatic nodes
N3 ≥ 4 nodes Metastatic nodes, Matted nodes, In-transit metastasis/Satellites with metastatic nodes

Distant Metastasis (M)[1]

M Classification Definition
M0 No evidence of distant metastasis
M1a Metastasis to skin, subcutaneous tissue, or distant lymph nodes
M1b Metasitasis to lung
M1c Metastasis to any other visceral site with elevated LDH

Clark Level[2]

Clark Level Definition
Level I Above the basement membrane
Level II Infiltrating the papillary dermis
Level III Between papillary dermis and reticular dermis
Level IV Infiltrating the reticular dermis
Level V Infiltrating subcutaneous tissue

Staging of Melanoma

Stage 0: Melanoma in Situ, 100% Survival

  • Tis (Clark Level I)

Stage I: Invasive Melanoma, 85-95% Survival

  • T1a (Clark Level II-III)
  • T1b (Clark Level IV-V)
  • T2a

Stage II: High Risk Melanoma, 40-85% Survival

  • T2b
  • T3a
  • T3b
  • T4a
  • T4b

Stage III: Regional Metastasis, 25-60% Survival

  • N1
  • N2
  • N3

Stage IV: Distant Metastasis, 9-15% Survival

  • M1a
  • M1b
  • M1c

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Balch CM, Gershenwald JE, Soong SJ, Thompson JF, Atkins MB, Byrd DR; et al. (2009). "Final version of 2009 AJCC melanoma staging and classification". J Clin Oncol. 27 (36): 6199–206. doi:10.1200/JCO.2009.23.4799. PMC 2793035. PMID 19917835.
  2. Clark WH, Elder DE, Guerry D, Braitman LE, Trock BJ, Schultz D; et al. (1989). "Model predicting survival in stage I melanoma based on tumor progression". J Natl Cancer Inst. 81 (24): 1893–904. PMID 2593166.