From: Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Stage | TNM | Grade | Tumor Location | Description | Illustration |
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IA | T1a, N0, M0 | G1 | Any | –T1a = Tumor invades the lamina propria or muscularis mucosae. | |
N0 = No regional lymph node metastasis. | |||||
M0 = No distant metastasis. | |||||
G1 = Well differentiated. | |||||
Any L = See Table 1. | |||||
T1a, N0, M0 | GX | Any | –T1a = Tumor invades the lamina propria or muscularis mucosae. | ||
N0 = No regional lymph node metastasis. | |||||
M0 = No distant metastasis. | |||||
GX = Grade cannot be assessed. | |||||
Any L = See Table 1. | |||||
IB | T1a, N0, M0 | G2–G3 | Any | –T1a = Tumor invades the lamina propria or muscularis mucosae. | |
N0 = No regional lymph node metastasis. | |||||
M0 = No distant metastasis. | |||||
G2 = Moderately differentiated. | |||||
G3 = Poorly differentiated, undifferentiated. | |||||
Any L = See Table 1. | |||||
T1b, N0, M0 | G1–G3 | Any | –T1b = Tumor invades the submucosa. | ||
N0 = No regional lymph node metastasis. | |||||
M0 = No distant metastasis. | |||||
G1 = Well differentiated. | |||||
G2 = Moderately differentiated. | |||||
G3 = Poorly differentiated, undifferentiated. | |||||
Any L = See Table 1. | |||||
T1b, N0, M0 | GX | Any | –T1b = Tumor invades the submucosa. | ||
N0 = No regional lymph node metastasis. | |||||
M0 = No distant metastasis. | |||||
GX = Grade cannot be assessed. | |||||
Any L = See Table 1. | |||||
T2, N0, M0 | G1 | Any | T2 = Tumor invades the muscularis propria. | ||
N0 = No regional lymph node metastasis. | |||||
M0 = No distant metastasis. | |||||
G1 = Well differentiated. | |||||
Any L = See Table 1. |
T = primary tumor; N = regional lymph nodes; M = distant metastasis; G = grade; L = location; p = pathological.
aReprinted with permission from AJCC: Esophageal and esophagogastric junction. In: Amin MB, Edge SB, Greene FL, et al., eds.: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2017, pp. 185–202.
From: Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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