Stage III Esophageal Cancer AJCC v6

Preferred Label : Stage III Esophageal Cancer AJCC v6;

NCIt synonyms : Stage III Esophagus Carcinoma AJCC v6; Stage III Carcinoma of the Esophagus AJCC v6; Stage III Esophageal Carcinoma AJCC v6; Esophageal Cancer Stage III AJCC v6; Stage III Carcinoma of Esophagus AJCC v6;

NCIt related terms : stage III cancer of the esophagus; Stage III Esophageal Cancer;

NCIt definition : Stage III includes: T3, N1, M0 and T4, Any N, M0) T3: Tumor invades adventitia. T4: Tumor invades adjacent structures. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.) -2003;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer has spread to the outer wall of the esophagus and may have spread to tissues or lymph nodes near the esophagus.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046005;

Details

Origin ID

C9212;

UMLS CUI

C0278561;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Esophagus [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
disease_excludes_finding
- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Intermediate Grade Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Low Grade Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Well Differentiated Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
disease_has_abnormal_cell
- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
disease_has_finding
- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Esophageal Epithelium [NCIt concept]
disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Esophagus [NCIt concept]
- Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction [NCIt concept]
disease_is_stage
- AJCC v6 Stage [NCIt concept]
- Stage III [NCIt concept]

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