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Stage IIIC Testicular Cancer
Stage IIIC includes: (Any pT/TX, N1-3, M0, S3); (Any pT/TX, Any N, M1a, S3); (Any pT/TX, Any N, M1b, Any S). N1: Metastasis with a lymph node mass 2 cm or less in greatest dimension; or multiple lymph nodes, none more than 2cm in greatest dimension. N2: Metastasis with a lymph node mass more than 2 cm but not more than 5 cm in greatest dimension; or multiple lymph nodes, any one mass greater than 2 cm but not more than 5 cm in greatest dimension. N3: Metastasis with a lymph node mass more than 5 cm in greatest dimension. M0: No distant metastasis. M1a: Non-regional nodal or pulmonary metastasis. M1b: Distant metastasis other than to non-regional lymph nodes and lung. S3: LDH more than 10 x N (N indicates the upper limit of normal for the LDH assay) or hCG more than 50,000 or AFP more than 10,000. (AJCC 6th and 7th eds.) (NCI Thesaurus)