Gastrointestinal stromal tumour staging
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumour staging deals with staging gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs).
Everything related GISTs aside from staging is dealt with in the gastrointestinal stromal tumour article.
TNM staging
Tumour stage
AJCC 7th edition:[1] ‡
| Stage | Criteria (tumour size) |
|---|---|
| T1 | <=2 cm |
| T2 | >2 cm and <=5 cm |
| T3 | >5 cm and <=10 cm |
| T4 | >10 cm |
Note:
- ‡ Available at cancer.org.[2]
Node stage
AJCC 7th edition:[1] ‡
| Stage | Criteria |
|---|---|
| N0 | lymph node metastases absent |
| N1 | one or more lymph node metastases |
Note:
- ‡ Available at cancer.org.[2]
Metastasis stage
AJCC 7th edition:[1] ‡
| Stage | Criteria |
|---|---|
| M0 | metastases absent |
| M1 | one or more metastasis present |
Note:
- ‡ Available at cancer.org.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Joint Committee on Cancer (2010). AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook: From the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (7th ed.). New York: Springer. pp. 223. ISBN 978-0387884424.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 URL: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/gastrointestinalstromaltumorgist/detailedguide/gastrointestinal-stromal-tumor-staging. Accessed on: May 15, 2016.