Stage | Tumor | Regional Lymph Node Metastasis | Distant Metastasis |
---|---|---|---|
I | T1 | N0 | M0 |
II | T2 | N0 | M0 |
III | T1–T3 | N1 | M0 |
T3 | N0 | M0 | |
IV | T4 | Any N | M0 |
Any T | Any N | M1 | |
* For AJCC/TNM definitions, see Table: TNM Definitions for Renal Cell Carcinoma. Data adapted from American Cancer Society, Kidney Cancer Stages. Accessed 11/24/21. | |||
AJCC = American Joint Commission on Cancer; TNM = tumor, node, metastasis. |