Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 1, 2004; 10(1): 5-11
Published online Jan 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i1.5
Table 4 Modified Blackledge staging system for gastrointesti-nal lymphomas
Stage ITumor confined to gastrointestinal tract without
serosal penetration:
Single
Multiple,
Stage IITumor extending into abdomen from primary site:
Nodal involvement
II1 Local (gastric/mesenteric)
II2 Distant (paraaortic/paracaval)
Stage IIEPenetration of serosa to involve adjacent ‘structures’:
Enumerate actual site of involvement, e.g. stage IIE
(pancreas), stage IIE (large intestine), stage IIE
(post-abdominal wall)
Perforation/peritonitis
Stage IVDisseminated extranodal involvement or a
gastrointestinal-tract lesion with
supradiaphragmatic nodal involvement