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Ovarian Cancer: Staging Flashcards

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1
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Cancer is found in a single ovary.

A

Stage IA

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Cancer is found in both ovaries.

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Stage IB

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What are the features of Stage IC ovarian cancer?

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Cancer is found in one or both ovaries and one of the following is true:

  1. Cancer is found on the outside surface of one or both ovaries.
  2. The tumor has ruptured the ovary wall.
  3. Cancer cells are found in fluid from the peritoneal cavity
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What are the features of stage IB ovarian cancer?

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Cancer is found in both ovaries.

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What is the survival rate of Stage I ovarian cancer?

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90%

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The body cavity that contains most of the organs in the abdomen

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Peritoneum

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What percentage of women are diagnosed in Stage I?

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15%

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What are the criteria of stage I ovarian cancer?

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Cancer found in one or both of the ovaries. May also be in in the fluid of the peritoneal cavity.

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Cancer has spread to the uterus and/or the fallopian tubes.

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Stage IIA

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Cancer has spread to other tissue within the pelvis.

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Stage IIB

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Cancer has spread to the uterus and/or fallopian tubes and/or other tissue within the pelvis and one of the following is true:

  1. Cancer is found on the outside surface of one or both ovaries.
  2. The tumor has ruptured the ovary wall.
  3. Cancer cells are found in fluid from the peritoneal cavity
A

Stage IIC

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What is the survival rate of stage II ovarian cancer?

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70%

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What is the survival rate of stage III ovarian cancer?

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40%

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What are the criteria for stage III ovarian cancer?

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Cancer is found in one or both ovaries and has spread to other parts of the abdomen. Cancer has spread to the surface of the liver.

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The tumor is found only in the pelvis, but cancer cells have spread to the surface of the peritoneum.

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Stage IIIA

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Cancer has spread to the peritoneum but is not larger than 2 centimeters (less than 1 inch) in diameter.

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Stage IIIB

17
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Cancer has spread to the peritoneum and is larger than 2 centimeters in diameter and/or has spread to lymph nodes in the abdomen.

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Stage IIIC

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What are the criteria for stage IV ovarian cancer?

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Cancer is found in one or both ovaries and has metastasized beyond the abdomen to other parts of the body. Cancer is found in the tissues of the liver.

19
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What is the survival rate of stage IV ovarian cancer?

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15%

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