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Regional by direct extension only (standard code = 2)
CT scan shows primary tumor extends into major blood vessels, the celiac axis (artery) and hepatic artery. The portal and splenic veins are "narrowed", which is not a term of involvement. (Reference: SEER Summary Staging Manual-2000, page 15.)There is no lymph node involvement or distant metastasis seen on imaging studies.