Brigham

Malignancy may be removed surgically, lymph nodes aren’t

e�ected

STAGE 1

newest system - focuses on how proactive treatment can be

Butchartfor pleural mesothelioma cases

with stages de�ned by tumor size.

TNMbased on tumor size and whether it has spread to lymph nodes or

other organs

Surgery would not remove malignancy. It has spread to

body cavity, diaphragm, chest wall, or heart

Lymph nodes are e�ected, surgery is still an option

Disease has metatasized or spread throughout body

cancer information and facts

Classifying Mesothelioma Stages

Earliest stage located in Pleura surrounding lung. Only one side

of body

Penetrated the diaphragm, spread into lining of abdominal cavity

Spread into chest wall or esophagus. May be present on

both sides of body

Malignancy has not spread beyond membrane that covers the chest wall or mesothelium

Spread to lymph nodes or lining of the abdomen

spread to organs far from respiratory system

Moved to the lungs and/or diaphragm, but not the

lymph nodes

Cancer has metastasized to distant parts of the body

3 systems for staging the severity of mesothelioma cases

Mesothelioma Symptoms

STAGE 1 STAGE 1

STAGE 2 STAGE 2 STAGE 2

STAGE 3STAGE 3 STAGE 3

STAGE 4STAGE 4 STAGE 4