Preferred Label : Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer AJCC v7;
NCIt synonyms : Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage IIIB includes: (T3-T4a, N1/N1c, M0); (T2-T3, N2a, M0); (T1-T2, N2b, M0). T1:
Tumor invades submucosa. T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria. T3: Tumor invades through
the muscularis propria into pericolorectal tissues. T4a: Tumor penetrates to the surface
of the visceral peritoneum. N1: Metastasis in 1-3 regional lymph nodes. N1c: Tumor
deposit(s) in the subserosa, mesentery, or nonperitonealized pericolic or perirectal
tissues without regional lymph node metastasis. N2a: Metastasis in 4-6 regional lymph
nodes. N2b: Metastasis in seven or more regional lymph nodes. M0: No distant metastasis.
(AJCC 7th ed.);