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How are gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors staged?

... T1: The tumor has grown from the top layer of cells and into deeper
layers, such as the lamina propria or the submucosa. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/gastrointestinalcarcinoidtumor/detailedguide/gastrointestinal-carcinoid-tumors-staged

How is cancer of the esophagus staged?

... T1: The cancer is growing into the tissue under the epithelium, such as
the lamina propria, muscularis mucosa, or submucosa. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/esophaguscancer/detailedguide/esophagus-cancer-staging

How is stomach cancer staged?

... has grown from the top layer of cells of the mucosa into the next layers below
such as the lamina propria, the muscularis mucosa, or submucosa. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/stomachcancer/detailedguide/stomach-cancer-staging

How is colorectal cancer staged?

... T1: The cancer has grown through the muscularis mucosa and extends
into the submucosa. T2: The cancer has grown ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-staged

How is small intestine adenocarcinoma staged?

... These layers, from the inner to the outer, include the lining (mucosa), the fibrous
tissue beneath this muscle layer (submucosa), a thick layer of ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/smallintestinecancer/detailedguide/small-intestine-cancer-staging

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors

... Under the mucosa is a supporting layer called the submucosa. • This is
surrounded by the muscularis, a layer of muscle that moves and mixes the ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003102-pdf.pdf

What is cancer of the esophagus?

... Submucosa: This is a layer of connective tissue just below the mucosa
that contains blood vessels and nerves. In some ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/esophaguscancer/detailedguide/esophagus-cancer-what-is-cancer-of-the-esophagus

Cancer Glossary

... Search [mus-kyu-LAIR-is myoo-ko-say]. the inner muscle layer of the digestive
tube (intestine) that is between the mucosa and the submucosa. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=m

Small Intestine Cancer

... These layers, from the inner to the outer, include the lining (mucosa), the fibrous
tissue beneath this muscle layer (submucosa), a thick layer of ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003140-pdf.pdf

Esophagus Cancer

... propria. Submucosa: This is a layer of connective tissue just below
the mucosa that contains blood vessels and nerves. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003098-pdf.pdf