Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v6

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** Stage III includes: IIIA (T2a/b, N2, M0); (T3, N1, M0); (T4, N0, M0). IIIB: (T3, N2, M0). N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Metastasis in 1 to 6 regional lymph nodes. N2: Metastasis in 7 to 15 regional lymph nodes. T2a: Tumor invades muscularis propria. T2b: Tumor invades subserosa. T3: Tumor penetrates serosa (visceral peritoneum) without invasion of adjacent structures. T4: Tumor invades adjacent structures. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.)

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