title: Staging, stage migration, and patterns of spread in gastric cancer.
abstract: Background concerning tumor node metastasis (TNM) staging of gastric cancer is presented, with special attention to the issue of stage migration. Patterns of spread are also reviewed and current problems in local-regional control are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Queen's Cancer Institute, and the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. shundahl@queens.org
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hundahl
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology