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Stage Classifications: UICC/AJCC Classifications and the Japanese Classification

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The history, TNM categories, stage grouping, and related categorizations are compared between the UICC/AJCC stage classifications and the Japan Esophageal Society (JES) stage classification which is the official classification of esophageal cancer in Japan. The most commonly used staging system throughout the world is the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours which is published collaboratively by the UICC and the AJCC. On the other hand, the Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer is used throughout Japan and rarely in other countries. There are significant differences between the UICC/AJCC Classifications and the JES Classification in the N categories and in the stage classifications. The N categories are classified by the number of metastasis-positive lymph nodes in the UICC/AJCC Classification, whereas the N categories are classified by the spread of the metastasis-positive lymph nodes in the JES Classification. The UICC/AJCC strongly considers that stage classification should be based on prognostic outcomes, thus they have six-stage classifications—three for squamous cell carcinoma, and three for adenocarcinoma. On the other hand, the JES has only the one stage classification, and this is adopted for prognostic prediction and also plays a role in the guidelines for lymphadenectomy.

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Fujita, H. (2020). Stage Classifications: UICC/AJCC Classifications and the Japanese Classification. In: Ando, N. (eds) Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4190-2_6

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