Response Options to " Relationship of Tumor to Esophagogastric Junction”

___ Tumor is entirely located within the tubular esophagus and does not involve the esophagogastric junction

___ Tumor midpoint lies in the distal esophagus and tumor involves the esophagogastric junction

___ Tumor midpoint is located at the esophagogastric junction

___ Tumor midpoint is 2 cm or less into the proximal stomach or cardia and tumor involves the esophagogastric junction#

___ Not specified

___ Cannot be assessed

# Use the stomach cancer protocol if either (1) the tumor involves the EGJ, but the midpoint is more than 2 cm into the proximal stomach or (2) the midpoint is less than 2 cm into the proximal stomach, but the tumor does not involve the EGJ.

Response Options to  “tumor extension"

___ No evidence of primary tumor

___ High-grade dysplasia/carcinoma in situ, defined as malignant cells confined to the epithelium by the basement membrane

___ Tumor invades the lamina propria

___ Tumor invades the muscularis mucosae

___ Tumor invades the submucosa

___ Tumor invades the muscularis propria

___ Tumor invades adventitia

___ Tumor invades adjacent structures/organs# (specify): ____________________

___ Cannot be assessed

Gastrointestinal

Staging

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