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stage III esophageal cancer (...ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAN-ser)

 Cancer has spread to the outer wall of the esophagus and may have spread to tissues or lymph nodes near the esophagus.

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Esophageal cancer staging; shows tumors growing through layers of the esophagus wall for Stage 0, Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV esophageal cancer. Inset shows muscle, submucosa, and mucosa layers of the esophagus wall, and lymph nodes.




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