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Table 1 American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) Staging

From: Gallbladder carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of twenty-two years experience of a single teaching hospital

TNM Definition

Tumour Location

Tis

Carcinoma in situ

T1a

Gallbladder wall: mucosa

T1b

Gallbladder wall: muscle

T2

Perimuscular connective tissue

T3

Serosa or one organ, liver <2 cm

T4

Two or more organs, liver >2 cm

N1

Hepatoduodenal ligament nodes

N2

Other regional lymph nodes

M0

No distant metastases

M1

Distant metastases