FIGO staging

Question 1

Cervix Stage 1

Answer 1

Carcinoma strictly confined to the cervix

Question 2

Cervix Stage 1A

Answer 2

Invasive carcinoma diagnosed only by microscopy - max depth of invasion of <5mm

Question 3

Cervix Stage 1A1

Answer 3

Depth of invasion - measured stromal invasion of less than 3mm

Question 4

Cervix Stage 1A2

Answer 4

Depth of invasion - measured stromal invasion of equal or more than 3mm but less than 5mm

Question 5

Cervix Stage 1B

Answer 5

Invasive carcinoma with measured deepest invasion equal or greater than 5mm but lesion limited to cervix

Question 6

Cervix Stage 1B1

Answer 6

Invasive carcinoma with measured deepest invasion equal or greater than 5mm but less than 2cm in greatest dimension

Question 7

Cervix Stage 1B2

Answer 7

Invasive carcinoma with measured deepest invasion equal or greater than 5mm but equal or greater than 2cm in greatest dimension but less than 4cm

Question 8

Cervix Stage 1B3

Answer 8

Invasive carcinoma with measured deepest invasion equal or greater than 5mm but equal or greater than 4cm

Question 9

Cervix Stage II

Answer 9

Carcinoma invades beyond the uterus, but has not extended onto the lower third of the vagina or to the pelvic side wall

Question 10

Cervix Stage IIA

Answer 10

Involvement limited to the upper two thirds of the vagina without parametrial involvement

Question 11

Cervix Stage IIA1

Answer 11

Invasive carcinoma less than 4cm in the greatest dimension

Question 12

Cervix Stage IIA2

Answer 12

Invasive carcinoma equal to or greater than 4cm in the greatest dimension

Question 13

Cervix Stage III

Answer 13

Carcinoma involves the lower third of the vagina and/or extends to the pelvic wall and/or causes hydronephrosis or nonfunctioning kidney and/or involves pelvic or para-aortic LN

Question 14

Cervix Stage IIIA

Answer 14

Carcinoma involves the lower third of the vagina with

no extension to the pelvic wall

Question 15

Cervix Stage IIIB

Answer 15

Extension to the pelvic wall and and/or causes

hydronephrosis or non-functioning kidney

Question 16

Cervix Stage IIIC

Answer 16

Involvement of pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph nodes,
irrespective of tumour size and extent (with r and p
notations)

Question 17

Cervix Stage IIIC1

Answer 17

Pelvic lymph node metastasis only

Question 18

Cervix Stage IIIC2

Answer 18

Para-aortic lymph node metastasis

Question 19

Cervix Stage IV

Answer 19

The carcinoma has extended beyond the true pelvis or has involved (biopsy proven) the mucosa of the bladder or rectum (A bullous oedema as such does not permit the case to be allotted to stage IV)

Question 20

Cervix Stage IVA

Answer 20

Spread to adjacent pelvic organs

Question 21

Cervix Stage IVB

Answer 21

Spread to distant organs