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gastric-cancer-tnm-staging

Strong List Colon Position

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"M0: no distant metastases"

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"M1: distant metastases"

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Acronyms

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"Gastric cancer staging is routinely performed using the TNM staging system. This article is based on the 8^thedition of the AJCC TNM classification of malignant tumours. This is technically the clinical TNM staging (cTNM)."

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Strong

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"T"

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" N"

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List Caps

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"Tx: primary tumour cannot be assessed"

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"Tis: carcinoma in situ: intraepithelial tumour without invasion of the lamina propria, high grade dysplasia"

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"T1a: tumour invades the lamina propria and or muscularis mucosae"

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"T1b: tumour invades submucosa"

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"T4a: tumour invades the serosa (visceral peritoneum)"

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"T4b: tumour invades adjacent structures"

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"Nx: regional lymph node (s) cannot be assessed"

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"N3a: metastases in 7 to 15 regional lymph nodes"

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"N3b: metastases in more than 15 regional lymph nodes"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"cTNM staging (8^thedition)"

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" N"

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"M"

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Oxford Comma

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"In this edition, pN3 is divided into pN3a and pN3b, and pT1N3b and pT2N3b are considered stage IIIB. Furthermore, pT3N3b is classified as stage IIIC, pT4bN0 and pT4aN2 are downstaged from stage IIIB into stage IIIA, and pT4aN3a and pT4bN2 from stage IIIC into stage IIIB ³."

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