Canine cutaneous MCT staging scheme
| Stage . | Description . | 
|---|---|
| 0 | One tumor incompletely excised without regional lymph node involvement | 
| I | One tumor limited to the dermis without regional lymph node involvement | 
| II | One tumor limited to the dermis with regional lymph node involvement | 
| III | Multiple dermal tumors; large infiltrating tumors with or without regional lymph node involvement | 
| IV | Any tumor with distant metastasis, including blood or bone marrow involvement | 
| Stage . | Description . | 
|---|---|
| 0 | One tumor incompletely excised without regional lymph node involvement | 
| I | One tumor limited to the dermis without regional lymph node involvement | 
| II | One tumor limited to the dermis with regional lymph node involvement | 
| III | Multiple dermal tumors; large infiltrating tumors with or without regional lymph node involvement | 
| IV | Any tumor with distant metastasis, including blood or bone marrow involvement | 
Substages: A, without systemic signs; B, with systemic signs.