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. 2024 May 9;111(5):znae070. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae070

Table 20.

Church classification according to table by Church et al.

Stage
I Asymptomatic, <10 cm maximum diameter, and not growing
II Mildly symptomatic (sensation of mass, pain, but no restriction), <10 cm maximum diameter, and not growing
III Moderately symptomatic (sensation of mass, pain, restrictive but not hospitalized) or bowel/ureteric obstruction, or 10–20 cm, or slowly growing
IV Severely symptomatic (sensation of mass, pain; restrictive and hospitalized), or >20 cm, or rapidly growing