A computerized tomography (CT) scan report of a client shows a 2-cm tumor in the left breast and no signs of metastatic lesions in other parts of the body. Upon physical assessment, the health-care provider identifies the presence of three cancer-positive lymph nodes. In which manner does the health-care provider document this finding in the medical record according to the TNM classification?

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The TNM classification system is used to describe the extent of cancer spread. "T" refers to the size of the original (primary) tumor, "N" refers to whether the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, and "M" refers to metastasis. In this case, "T1" indicates a small tumor (2 cm), "N3" indicates cancer has spread to three lymph nodes, and "M0" indicates there is no distant metastasis.

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