Table 1 Tumour-stage classifications and equivalences Dukes (1932) – TNM/UICC-AJCC (1987, 1992, 1997) 1–4,14
From: Rectal cancer in Luxembourg : a national population-based data report, 1988–1998
DUKES | STAGE | TNM | degree of tumour extension | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | I | pT1 | NO | MO | T1: | submucosa |
pT2 | NO | MO | T2: | muscularis propria | ||
B* | II | pT3 | NO | MO | T3: | perirectal tissue |
pT4 | NO | MO | T4: | others orangs or structures/visceral peritoneum | ||
C* | III | anyT | N1 | MO | N1: | ≤ 3 regional lymph nodes |
anyT | N2 | MO | N2: | > 3 regional lymph nodes | ||
IV | anyT | anyN | M1 | M1: | distant metastasis | |