The nurse caring for a client with cancer of the thyroid gland has a tumor classified as T2, N1, M0. The nurse explains that the "T" in this classification schema represents
A) number of years the tumor has been present.
B) site of the tumor.
C) size of the tumor.
D) virulence of malignancy.

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The TMN system is the accepted system for cancer staging today; T refers to tumor, N to the regional lymph nodes, and M to metastasis. T1-T4 defines the increasing tumor size and involvement.

The Nurse Caring for a Client with Cancer of the Thyroid