label: Stage IIB Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v7
label_lc: stage iib distal bile duct cancer ajcc v7
description: Stage IIB includes: (T1, N1, M0); (T2, N1, M0); (T3, N1, M0).  T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct histologically.  T2: Tumor invades beyond the wall of the bile duct. T3: Tumor invades the gallbladder, pancreas, duodenum, or other adjacent organs without involvement of the celiac axis or the superior mesenteric artery.  N1: Regional lymph node metastasis.  M0: No distant metastasis. (from AJCC 7th Ed.)