SPECIAL - Staging Flashcards
Rectal cancer - infiltration of mesorectal fat (T-stage)
T3
Rectal cancer - involvement of pelvic organs or peritoneal reflections (T-stage)
T4
Lung cancer - unresectable stage
stage 3B or higher
Lung cancer - supraclavicular lymph node involvement
N3 => stage 3B
Lung cancer - scalene lymph node involvement
N3 => stage 3B
Lung cancer - contralateral mediastinal or hilar lymph node involvement
N3 => stage 3B
Lung cancer - involvement of different lobes in same lung
T4; if ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node involvement (N2) => stage 3B (ipsilateral hilar nodes do NOT count)
Lung cancer - malignant pericardial or pleural effusion
M1a => stage 4 (higher than 3B)
Lung cancer - tumor involvement of contralateral lung
M1a => stage 4 (higher than 3B)
Lung cancer - distant or extrathoracic mets
M1a => stage 4 (higher than 3B)
Esophageal cancer - confined to adventitia
stage 3
Esophageal cancer - invasion into adjacent structures
stage 4
Cervical cancer - unresectable stage
stage 2B
Cervical cancer - confined to cervix or uterus
stage 1
Cervical cancer - spread to upper 2/3 of vagina without parametrial involvement
stage 2A
Cervical cancer - parametrial involvement
stage 2B
Endometrial cancer - confined to uterus
stage 1; 1A = <50% myometrial invasion, 1B = >50% myometrial invasion
Endometrial cancer - cervical stromal invasion
stage 2
Endometrial cancer - tumor extension beyond uterus
stage 3
RCC - unresectable stage
stage 4
RCC - tumor confined to kidney, <7 cm
T1 => stage 1