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SPECIAL - Staging Flashcards

1
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Rectal cancer - infiltration of mesorectal fat (T-stage)

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T3

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Rectal cancer - involvement of pelvic organs or peritoneal reflections (T-stage)

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T4

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Lung cancer - unresectable stage

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stage 3B or higher

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Lung cancer - supraclavicular lymph node involvement

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N3 => stage 3B

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Lung cancer - scalene lymph node involvement

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N3 => stage 3B

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Lung cancer - contralateral mediastinal or hilar lymph node involvement

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N3 => stage 3B

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Lung cancer - involvement of different lobes in same lung

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T4; if ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node involvement (N2) => stage 3B (ipsilateral hilar nodes do NOT count)

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Lung cancer - malignant pericardial or pleural effusion

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M1a => stage 4 (higher than 3B)

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Lung cancer - tumor involvement of contralateral lung

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M1a => stage 4 (higher than 3B)

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Lung cancer - distant or extrathoracic mets

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M1a => stage 4 (higher than 3B)

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Esophageal cancer - confined to adventitia

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stage 3

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Esophageal cancer - invasion into adjacent structures

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stage 4

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13
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Cervical cancer - unresectable stage

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stage 2B

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Cervical cancer - confined to cervix or uterus

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stage 1

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Cervical cancer - spread to upper 2/3 of vagina without parametrial involvement

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stage 2A

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16
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Cervical cancer - parametrial involvement

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stage 2B

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Endometrial cancer - confined to uterus

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stage 1; 1A = <50% myometrial invasion, 1B = >50% myometrial invasion

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18
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Endometrial cancer - cervical stromal invasion

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stage 2

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19
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Endometrial cancer - tumor extension beyond uterus

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stage 3

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20
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RCC - unresectable stage

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stage 4

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21
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RCC - tumor confined to kidney, <7 cm

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T1 => stage 1

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22
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RCC - tumor confined to kidney, >7 cm

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T2 => stage 2

23
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RCC - tumor invasion into major veins

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T3a/b/c => stage 3; T3a = renal vein, T3b = infrarenal IVC, T3c = suprarenal IVC

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RCC - tumor invasion into perinephric space

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T3a => stage 3

25
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RCC - tumor growth through Gerota’s fascia

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T4 => stage 4

26
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RCC - tumor growth into ipsilateral adrenal gland

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T4 => stage 4

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Neuroblastoma - limited to organ of origin

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Neuroblastoma - local spread (does not cross midline)

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Neuroblastoma - crosses midline

30
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Neuroblastoma - distant mets

31
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Neuroblastoma - stage 4S

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localized tumor, <1 y/o, mets confined to skin, liver, and bone marrow

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Wilms - unresectable stage

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stage 3 or higher

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Wilms - confined to kidney

34
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Wilms - local spread beyond kidney

35
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Wilms - local spread beyond kidney with renal vein involvement

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stage 2 (renal vein involvement is still stage 2)

36
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Wilms - lymph node involvement

37
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Wilms - peritoneal spread confined to abdomen

38
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Wilms - hematogenous mets

39
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Wilms - bilateral renal involvement

40
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Bladder TCC - invasion into muscularis

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T2 => stage 2

41
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Bladder TCC - invasion into perivesical tissues

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T3 => stage 3

42
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Bladder TCC - invasion into prostate, uterus, or vagina

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T4a => stage 3

43
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Bladder TCC - invasion into pelvic sidewall or abdominal wall

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T4b => stage 4

44
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Prostate cancer - unresectable stage

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stage 3 or higher

45
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Prostate cancer - confined to prostate

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T2/stage 2 or lower (lots of factors involved in deciding between stage 1 & 2)

46
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Prostate cancer - extracapsular extension

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T3 => stage 3

47
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Prostate cancer - seminal vesicle invasion

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T3 => stage 3

48
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Prostate cancer - spread into adjacent tissues (not including seminal vesicles)

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T4 => stage 4

49
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Prostate cancer - any nodal spread or mets

50
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Breast cancer - tumor <2 cm

51
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Breast cancer - tumor 2-5 cm

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Breast cancer - tumor >5 cm

53
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Breast cancer - chest wall fixation, skin involvement, or inflammatory carcinoma

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T4; can be any size

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