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. 2017 May 10;6:663. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.10188.1

Table 2. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: WHO classification and TNM staging.

WHO 2010/ENETS grading
Grade Differentiation Ki-67
index (%)
Mitotic count/10 HPF
G1 (low) Well ≤2 <2
G2 (intermediate) Well 3–20 2–20
G3 (high) Poorly >20 >20
TNM staging systems for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms according to
AJCC and ENETS
AJCC ENETS
T1 Tumors limited to the
pancreas, <2 cm
Tumors limited to the
pancreas, <2 cm
T2 Tumor limited to the
pancreas, >2 cm
Tumor limited to the
pancreas, 2–4 cm
T3 Tumor extended
beyond the pancreas,
but not involving celiac
axis or artery
Tumor extended beyond
the pancreas, or invading
duodenum or common bile
superior mesentery artery
duct
T4 Tumor involving
celiac axis or superior
mesentery artery
Tumor invading adjacent
structures
N0 No regional lymph
node metastases
No regional lymph node
metastases
N1 Presence of
regional lymph node
metastases
Presence of regional
lymph node
metastases
M0 No distant metastases No distant metastases
M1 Presence of distant
metastases
Presence of distant
metastases
AJCC ENETS
Stage IA T1 N0 M0 I T1 N0 M0
IB T2 N0 M0 IIA T2 N0 M0
IIA T3 N0 M0 IIB T3 N0 M0
IIB T1–3 N1 M0 IIIA T4 N0 M0
III T4 N0–1 M0 IIIB Any T, N1 M0
IV Any T, Any N, M1 IV Any T, Any N, M1

AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; ENETS, European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society; HPF, high power field; TNM, tumor–node–metastasis; WHO, World Health Organization