label: Stage III Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
label_lc: stage iii sinonasal cancer ajcc v6 and v7
description: Stage III includes: (T3, N0, M0); (T1, N1, M0); (T2, N1, M0); (T3, N1, M0).  T3: Maxillary sinus: Tumor invading any of the following: bone of the posterior wall of maxillary sinus, subcutaneous tissues, floor or medial wall of orbit, pterygoid fossa, or ethmoid sinuses. Nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus: Tumor invading the medial wall or floor of the orbit, maxillary sinus, palate, or cribriform plate.  T1: Maxillary sinus: Tumor limited to the maxillary sinus mucosa with no erosion or destruction of bone.  Nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus: Tumor restricted to any one subsite, with or without bony invasion.  T2: Maxillary sinus: Tumor causing bone erosion or destruction including extension into the hard palate and/or middle nasal meatus, except extension to posterior wall of maxillary sinus and pterygoid plates.  Nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus: Tumor invading two subsites in a single region or extending to involve an adjacent region within the nasoethmoidal complex, with or without bony invasion.  N0: No regional lymph node metastasis.  N1: Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest dimension.  M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th and 7th eds.)