From: Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet].
Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (US); 2002-.
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Table 4. Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children's Oncology Group: Pretreatment Staging System
| Stage | Sites of Primary Tumor | Tumor Sizec | Regional Lymph Nodesd | Distant Metastasisd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Favorable sites | a or b | N0 or N1 or NX | M0 |
| 2 | Unfavorable sites | a | N0 or NX | M0 |
| 3 | Unfavorable sites | a | N1 | M0 |
| b | N0 or N1 or NX | |||
| 4 | Any site | a or b | N0 or N1 or NX | M1 |
cTumor size: (a) <5 cm in longest diameter; (b) >5 cm in longest diameter.
dFor definitions of the TNM criteria, see Table 3.