Preferred Label : Stage III Esophageal Cancer AJCC v7;
NCIt related terms : Stage III Esophageal Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage III includes: For squamous cell carcinoma: IIIA (T1-2, N2, M0, Any G, Tumor
location: Any); (T3, N1, M0, Any G, Tumor location: Any); (T4a, N0, M0, Any G, Tumor
location: Any); IIIB (T3, N2, M0, Any G, Tumor location: Any); IIIC (T4a, N1-2, M0,
Any G, Tumor location: Any); (T4b, Any N, M0, Any G, Tumor location: Any); (Any T,
N3, M0, Any G, Tumor location: Any). For adenocarcinoma: IIIA (T1-2, N2, M0, Any G);
(T3, N1, M0, Any G); (T4a, N0, M0, Any G); IIIB (T3, N2, M0, Any G); IIIC (T4a, N1-2,
M0, Any G); (T4b, Any N, M0, Any G); (Any T, N3, M0, Any G). T1: Tumor invades lamina
propria, muscularis mucosae, or submucosa. T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria. T3:
Tumor invades adventitia. T4a: Resectable tumor invading pleura, pericardium, or diaphragm.
T4b: Unresectable tumor invading other adjacent structures, such as aorta, vertebral
body, trachea, etc. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Metastasis in 1-2 regional
lymph nodes. N2: Metastasis in 3-6 regional lymph nodes. N3: Metastasis in seven or
more regional lymph nodes. M0: No distant metastasis. Tumor location: Location of
the primary cancer site is defined by the position of the upper (proximal) edge of
the tumor in the esophagus. (AJCC 7th ed.);
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Origin ID : C89795;
UMLS CUI : C3146266;
Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- disease_is_stage
