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. 2008 Oct 4;8(Spec Iss A):S33–S42. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2008.9007

Table 3.

M categories

Tumors of the upper thoracic esophagus
M1a Metastasis in cervical nodes
M1b Other distant metastasis
Tumors of the mid-thoracic esophagus
M1a Not applicable
M1b Non-regional lymph nodes and/or other distant metastasis
Tumors of the lower thoracic esophagus
M1a Metastasis in celiac lymph nodes
M1b Other distant metastasis