Gastric carcinoids: Between underestimation and overtreatment

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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 invasion			Size
T1	Up to and including muscularis propria			≤ 3 cm
T2	Beyond muscularis propria			≤ 3 cm
T3	Up to and including muscularis propria			> 3 cm
	Beyond muscularis propria			> 3 cm
	Lymph node
N0	No lymph node metastasis
N1	Regional lymph node metastasis
	Distant metastasis
M0	No distant metastasis
M1	Distant metastasis
Disease stage	T	N	M
I	T1	Any N	M0
II	T2	N0	M0
	T3	N0	M0
III	T2	N1	M0
IV	T3	N1	M0
	Any T	Any N	M1

Citation: Massironi S, Sciola V, Spampatti MP, Peracchi M, Conte D. Gastric carcinoids: Between underestimation and overtreatment. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(18): 2177-2183
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i18/2177.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2177