Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cáncer de estómago en estadio II
Stage II gastric cancer ( GAS-trik KAN-ser)
Cancer has spread (1) completely through the mucosal (innermost) layer of the stomach wall and is found in 7 to 15 lymph nodes near the tumor, or (2) to the muscularis (middle) layer of the stomach wall and is found in up to 6 lymph nodes near the tumor, or (3) to the serosal (outermost) layer of the stomach wall but not to lymph nodes or other organs.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.