Stage II Gastric Cancer AJCC v6

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** Stage II includes: (T1, N2, M0), (T2a/b, N1, M0), (T3, N0, M0). T1: Tumor invades lamina propria or submucosa. T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria or submucosa. T2a: Tumor invades muscularis propria. T2b: Tumor invades subserosa. T3: Tumor penetrates serosa (visceral peritoneum) without invasion of adjacent structures. N1: Metastasis in 1 to 6 regional lymph nodes. Metastasis in 7 to 15 regional lymph nodes. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.)

**Synonyms:** - Carcinoma of Stomach Stage II AJCC v6 - Carcinoma of the Stomach Stage II AJCC v6 - Gastric Carcinoma Stage II AJCC v6 - Gastric Carcinoma, Stage II AJCC v6 - Stage II Carcinoma of Stomach AJCC v6 - Stage II Carcinoma of the Stomach AJCC v6 - Stage II Gastric (Stomach) Cancer - Stage II Gastric Carcinoma AJCC v6 - Stage II Stomach Cancer AJCC v6 - Stage II Stomach Carcinoma AJCC v6 - Stomach Cancer Stage II AJCC v6 - Stomach Carcinoma Stage II AJCC v6 - stage II stomach cancer