A patient is diagnosed with cancer. Size of the lesion is found to be 5 cm in diameter and metastasis is found with single ipsilateral lymph node. The stage according to TNM staging is:: (A) Stage 1, (B) Stage 2, (C) Stage 3, (D) Stage 4
Answer is C. Without T4 → N1 always gives stage III only, with T4,N1 gives stage IV. N2 /N3 always gives stage IV.
T3 implies Tumor >4 cm.