Table 8

Subclassification of T1a and T1b oesophageal adenocarcinoma

ClassDescription
T1a
 m1Carcinoma in situ or with questionable invasion beyond the basement membrane
 m2Invasion into the lamina propria
 m3Invasion into the muscularis mucosa
T1b
 sm1Invasion into the upper third of the submucosa within 500 µm
 sm2Invasion into the middle third of the submucosa
 sm3Invasion into the lower third of the submucosa