Esophageal cancer staging
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Staging
The AJCC has designated staging by TNM classification to define cancer of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction
Primary Tumor
- TX:Primary tumor cannot be assessed.
- T0:No evidence of primary tumor.
- Tis:High-grade dysplasia.c
- T1:Tumor invades lamina propria, muscularis mucosae, or submucosa.
- T1a:Tumor invades lamina propria or muscularis mucosae.
- T1b:Tumor invades submucosa.
- T2:Tumor invades muscularis propria.
- T3:Tumor invades adventitia.
- T4:Tumor invades adjacent structures.
- T4a:Resectable tumor invading pleura, pericardium, or diaphragm.
- T4b:Unresectable tumor invading other adjacent structures, such as aorta, vertebral body, trachea, etc.==References==