label: Stage II Esophageal Cancer AJCC v6
label_lc: stage ii esophageal cancer ajcc v6
description: Stage II includes: IIA: (T2, N0, M0); (T3, N0, M0) and IIB: (TI, NI, M0); (T2, NI, M0).  TI: Tumor invades lamina propria or submucosa.  T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria.  T3: Tumor invades adventitia. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.) -2003