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Prostate Cancer Evaluation: Stage M
Stage M Prostate Cancer Features:
  • Stage M determines whether the cancer has spread, or metastasized, to distant areas of the body.
  • It has groups of M0 through M1c, depending on the degree of spread:
    • M0: no distant spread
    • M1: distant metastases (area not specified)
    • M1a: metastases to distant lymph nodes
    • M1b: metastases to bones
    • M1a: metastases to other organs
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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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