Practice Guidelines in Oncology - Gastric Cancer
Practice Guidelines in Oncology - Gastric Cancer
Practice Guidelines in Oncology - Gastric Cancer
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<strong>Practice</strong> <strong>Guidel<strong>in</strong>es</strong><br />
NCCN <strong>in</strong> <strong>Oncology</strong> – v.1.2007<br />
Stag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Table 1<br />
American Jo<strong>in</strong>t Committee on <strong>Cancer</strong> (AJCC) TNM Stag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Classification for Carc<strong>in</strong>oma of the Stomach*<br />
Primary Tumor (T)<br />
TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed<br />
T0 No evidence of primary tumor<br />
Tis Carc<strong>in</strong>oma <strong>in</strong> situ: <strong>in</strong>traepithelial tumor without <strong>in</strong>vasion of the<br />
lam<strong>in</strong>a propria<br />
T1 Tumor <strong>in</strong>vades lam<strong>in</strong>a propria or submucosa<br />
T2 Tumor <strong>in</strong>vades muscularis propria or subserosa†<br />
T2a Tumor <strong>in</strong>vades muscularis propria<br />
T2b Tumor <strong>in</strong>vades subserosa<br />
T3 Tumor penetrates serosa (visceral peritoneum) without<br />
<strong>in</strong>vasion of adjacent structures‡<br />
T4 Tumor <strong>in</strong>vades adjacent structures‡<br />
Regional Lymph Nodes (N)<br />
NX Regional lymph node(s) cannot be assessed<br />
N0 No regional lymph node metastasis§<br />
N1 Metastasis <strong>in</strong> 1 to 6 regional lymph nodes<br />
N2 Metastasis <strong>in</strong> 7 to 15 regional lymph nodes<br />
N3 Metastasis <strong>in</strong> more than 15 regional lymph nodes<br />
Distant Metastasis (M)<br />
MX Distant metastasis cannot be assessed<br />
M0 No distant metastasis<br />
M1 Distant metastasis<br />
Histologic Grade (G)<br />
GX Grade cannot be assessed<br />
G1 Well differentiated<br />
G2 Moderately differentiated<br />
G3 Poorly differentiated<br />
G4 Undifferentiated<br />
<strong>Gastric</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Stage Group<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Stage 0 Tis N0 M0<br />
Stage IA T1 N0 M0<br />
Stage IB T1 N1 M0<br />
T2a/b N0 M0<br />
Stage II T1 N2 M0<br />
T2a/b N1 M0<br />
T3 N0 M0<br />
Stage IIIA T2a/b N2 M0<br />
T3 N1 M0<br />
T4 N0 M0<br />
Stage IIIB T3 N2 M0<br />
Stage IV T4 N1-3 M0<br />
T1-3 N3 M0<br />
Any T Any N M1<br />
Version 1.2007, 03/09/07 © 2007 National Comprehensive <strong>Cancer</strong> Network, Inc. All rights reserved. These guidel<strong>in</strong>es and this illustration may not be reproduced <strong>in</strong> any form without the express written permission of NCCN.<br />
<strong>Guidel<strong>in</strong>es</strong> Index<br />
<strong>Gastric</strong> Table of Contents<br />
Stag<strong>in</strong>g, MS, References<br />
*Used with permission of the American Jo<strong>in</strong>t Committee on <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
(AJCC), Chicago, Ill<strong>in</strong>ois. The orig<strong>in</strong>al and primary source for this<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation is the AJCC <strong>Cancer</strong> Stag<strong>in</strong>g Manual, Sixth Edition (2002)<br />
published by Spr<strong>in</strong>ger-Verlag New York. (For more <strong>in</strong>formation, visit<br />
www.cancerstag<strong>in</strong>g.net.)<br />
Any citation or quotation of this material must be<br />
credited to the AJCC as its primary source. The <strong>in</strong>clusion of this<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation here<strong>in</strong> does not authorize any reuse or further distribution<br />
without the expressed written permission of Spr<strong>in</strong>ger-Verlag New York on<br />
behalf of the AJCC.<br />
†A tumor may penetrate the muscularis propria with extension <strong>in</strong>to the<br />
gastrocolic or gastrohepatic ligaments, or <strong>in</strong>to the greater or lesser<br />
omentum, without perforation of the visceral peritoneum cover<strong>in</strong>g these<br />
structures. In this case, the tumor is classified as T2. If there is perforation<br />
of the visceral peritoneum cover<strong>in</strong>g the gastric ligaments or the omentum,<br />
the tumor should be classified as T3.<br />
‡The adjacent structures of the stomach <strong>in</strong>clude the spleen, transverse<br />
colon, liver, diaphragm, pancreas, abdom<strong>in</strong>al wall, adrenal gland, kidney,<br />
small <strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>e, and retroperitoneum. Intramural extension to the<br />
duodenum or esophagus is classified by the depth of the greatest <strong>in</strong>vasion<br />
<strong>in</strong> any of these sites, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the stomach.<br />
§A designation of pN0 should be used if all exam<strong>in</strong>ed lymph nodes are<br />
negative, regardless of the total number removed and exam<strong>in</strong>ed.<br />
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