Editorial
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2009; 15(18): 2177-2183
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2177
Table 3 Proposed TNM staging system for GC tumors[7]
Primary tumor
Depth of invasionSize
T1Up to and including muscularis propria≤ 3 cm
T2Beyond muscularis propria≤ 3 cm
T3Up to and including muscularis propria> 3 cm
Beyond muscularis propria> 3 cm
Lymph node
N0No lymph node metastasis
N1Regional lymph node metastasis
Distant metastasis
M0No distant metastasis
M1Distant metastasis
Disease stageTNM
IT1Any NM0
IIT2N0M0
T3N0M0
IIIT2N1M0
IVT3N1M0
Any TAny NM1