stage II endometrial cancerCancer has spread from the uterus to the cervix, but not beyond the cervix. Stage II is divided into stage IIA and IIB, based on how far the cancer has…
stage II esophageal cancer(...ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAN-ser) Stage II is divided into stage IIA and stage IIB, depending on where the cancer has spread.
stage II gastric cancerCancer has spread (1) completely through the mucosal (innermost) layer of the stomach wall and is found in 7 to 15 lymph nodes near the tumor, or (2) to…
stage II hypopharyngeal cancerThe tumor is either (1) larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters and has not spread to the larynx (voice box); or (2) found in more…
stage II kidney cancerThe tumor is larger than 7 centimeters and is found in the kidney only. Also called stage II renal cell cancer .
stage II laryngeal cancer(...luh-RIN-jul...) Cancer that is found in the larynx. The exact definition of stage II depends on where the cancer started.
stage II lip and oral cavity cancerCancer that is larger than 2 centimeters (about 1 inch) but not larger than 4 centimeters (about 2 inches) and has not spread to lymph nodes.
stage II malignant mesothelioma(...muh-LIG-nunt meh-zuh-thee-lee-OH-muh) Cancer is found in the lining of the chest wall and the lymph nodes on the same side of the chest.
stage II melanomaStage II is divided into stages IIA, IIB, and IIC. In stage IIA, the tumor is either more than 1 but not more than 2 millimeters thick, with ulceration…
stage II Merkel cell carcinoma(... MER-kul ...) The cancer may be any size and has spread to nearby lymph nodes, but has not spread to other parts of the body.
stage II multiple myeloma(... MUL-tih-pul MY-eh-LOH-muh) Cancer in which a moderate number of cancer cells have spread throughout the body.
stage II non-small cell lung cancer(... KAN-ser) Stage II is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIA, the tumor is 3 centimeters or smaller and cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes…
stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer(⦠non-MEH-luh-NOH-muh skin KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in squamous cells or basal cells in the skin. The tumor is more than 2 centimeters.
stage II oropharyngeal cancer(... OR-oh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that is larger than 2 centimeters, but not larger than 4 centimeters, and has not spread outside the oropharynx.
stage II ovarian epithelial cancer(... oh-VAYR-ee-un EH-pih-THEE-lee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that began in tissue covering the ovary and has spread from one or both ovaries into other areas of…
stage II ovarian germ cell tumor(...oh-VAYR-ee-un jerm sel TOO-mer) The tumor is found in one or both ovaries and has spread into other areas of the pelvis.
stage II ovarian low malignant potential tumor(⦠oh-VAYR-ee-un...muh-LIG-nunt poh-TEN-shul TOO-mer) The tumor is found in one or both ovaries and has spread into other areas of the pelvis.
stage II pancreatic cancerStage II is divided into stages IIA and IIB, based on where the cancer has spread.
stage II penile cancer(... PEE-nile ...) Cancer has spread to connective tissue just under the skin of the penis and to one lymph node in the groin; or cancer has spread to…
stage II prostate cancer(...PROS-tayt KAN-ser) Cancer that began in the prostate and is more advanced than stage I, but has not grown outside the prostate.
stage II renal cell cancer(REE-nul) The tumor is larger than 7 centimeters and is found in the kidney only. Also called stage II kidney cancer.
stage II salivary gland cancer(...SA-lih-VAYR-ee gland KAN-ser) Cancer that is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters in diameter and has not spread outside the…
stage II testicular cancer(...tes-TIH-kyuh-ler KAN-ser) Stage II is divided into stage IIA, stage IIB, and stage IIC, and is determined after a radical inguinal orchiectomy…
stage II uterine sarcoma(â¦YOO-teh-rin sar-KOH-muh) Stage II uterine sarcoma is divided into stages IIA and IIB based on how far the cancer has spread into the cervix.
stage II vaginal cancer(...VA-jih-nul KAN-ser) Cancer that has spread from the vagina (birth canal) to the tissue around the vagina.
stage II vulvar cancer(... VUL-ver KAN-ser) Cancer that is found only in the vulva or in the vulva and perineum (area between the rectum and the vagina), and the tumor is…
stage II Wilms tumorCancer spread out of the kidney to nearby soft tissue or to blood vessels of the kidney and was completely removed by surgery.
stage IIA breast cancerStage II breast cancer is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIA, (1) no tumor is found in the breast, but cancer is found in the axillary (under…
stage IIA gallbladder cancerStage II gallbladder cancer is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIA, cancer has spread beyond the tissue that covers the gallbladder and/or to…
stage IIA soft tissue sarcomaThe cancer cells look somewhat different from normal cells. The cancer is larger than 5 centimeters (about 2 inches) and has not spread to lymph nodes or…
stage IIB breast cancerStage II breast cancer is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIB, (1) the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 5 centimeters and…
stage IIB gallbladder cancerStage II gallbladder cancer is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIB, cancer has spread in one of the following ways: (1) beyond the innermost…
stage IIB soft tissue sarcomaThe cancer cells look very different from normal cells. The cancer is smaller than 5 centimeters (about 2 inches) and has not spread to lymph nodes or…
stage IIC soft tissue sarcomaThe cancer cells look very different from normal cells. The cancer is larger than 5 centimeters (about 2 inches) and has not spread to lymph nodes or…
stage III adrenocortical cancer(... uh-DREE-noh-KOR-tih-kul KAN-ser) Cancer of the adrenal gland that has spread into fat and lymph nodes near the adrenal gland.
stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma(... HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) Stage III is divided into stage III, stage IIIE, stage IIIS, and stage IIIS+E.
stage III adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma(... non-HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) Stage III is divided into stage III, stage IIIE, stage IIIS, and stage IIIS+E.
stage III adult soft tissue sarcoma(...TIH-shoo sar-KOH-muh) Cancer of soft tissue (muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body) that is high grade…
stage III anal cancer(... AY-nul KAN-ser) Stage III anal cancer is divided into stages IIIA and IIIB.
stage III bladder cancerCancer has spread from the bladder to the fatty layer of tissue surrounding it, and may have spread to the reproductive organs (prostate, uterus, vagina).
stage III breast cancer(... brest KAN-ser) Stage III breast cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC.
stage III cancer of the uterusCancer cells have spread outside the uterus to the vagina and/or lymph nodes in the pelvis but have not spread outside the pelvis.
stage III cervical cancer(... SER-vih-kul KAN-ser) Cancer has spread to the lower third of the vagina and may have spread to the pelvic wall (the tissues that line the part of the…
stage III childhood liver cancerEither (1) the tumor cannot be removed by surgery; or (2) cancer that can be seen without a microscope remains after surgery; or (3) the cancer has spread…
stage III childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma(... non-HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) Cancer is found (1) in areas or lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm (the thin muscle under the lungs that divides the…
stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemiaThere are too many lymphocytes in the blood and there are too few red blood cells. The lymph nodes, liver, or spleen may be larger than normal.
stage III colorectal cancer(...KOH-loh-REK-tul KAN-ser) Tumor cells have spread to organs and lymph nodes near the colon/rectum. Also called Dukes C colorectal cancer.
stage III cutaneous T-cell lymphomaNearly all of the skin is red, dry, and scaly; lymph nodes are either normal or enlarged but do not contain cancer cells.
stage III endometrial cancerCancer has spread beyond the uterus and cervix, but has not spread beyond the pelvis.
stage III esophageal cancer(...ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAN-ser) Cancer has spread to the outer wall of the esophagus and may have spread to tissues or lymph nodes near the esophagus.
stage III extrahepatic bile duct cancer(... EK-struh-hih-PA-tik bile dukt KAN-ser) Cancer has spread (1) to the main portal vein (major blood vessel that carries blood to the liver from organs…
stage III gallbladder cancerIn stage III, cancer has spread to a main blood vessel in the liver or to nearby organs and may have spread to nearby lymph nodes.
stage III gastric cancerStage III is divided into stage IIIA and stage IIIB depending on where the cancer has spread.
stage III hypopharyngeal cancerIn stage III hypopharyngeal cancer the tumor is (1) found only in one area of the hypopharynx and is 2 centimeters or smaller; cancer has also spread to a…
stage III kidney cancerCancer is found in either (1) the kidney and in 1 nearby lymph node; or (2) an adrenal gland or in the layer of fatty tissue around the kidney, and may be…
stage III laryngeal cancer(...luh-RIN-jul...) In stage III laryngeal cancer, one of the following is found: (1) cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords do not move…
stage III lip and oral cavity cancerThe cancer is larger than 4 centimeters (about 2 inches); or the cancer is any size but has spread to only one lymph node on the same side of the neck as…
stage III malignant mesothelioma(...muh-LIG-nunt meh-zuh-thee-lee-OH-muh) Cancer has spread to the chest wall, mediastinum, heart, lining of the peritoneum, and/or beyond the diaphragm.
stage III melanomaThe tumor may be any thickness, with or without ulceration (formation of a break on the skin or surface of an organ), and either (1) has spread into a…
stage III Merkel cell carcinoma(... MER-kul ...) The cancer may be any size and has spread beyond nearby lymph nodes to other parts of the body.
stage III multiple myeloma(... MUL-tih-pul MY-eh-LOH-muh) A relatively large number of cancer cells have spread throughout the body.
stage III nasopharyngeal cancer(...NAY-zoh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer (1) is found in the nasopharynx and has spread to lymph nodes on both sides of the neck; or (2) has spread into…
stage III non-small cell lung cancer(... KAN-ser) Stage III is divided into stages IIIA and IIIB. In stage IIIA, cancer has spread to lymph nodes on the same side of the chest as the tumor…
stage III nonmelanoma skin cancer(⦠non-MEH-luh-NOH-muh skin KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in squamous cells or basal cells in the skin.
stage III oropharyngeal cancer(... OR-oh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that is either (1) larger than 4 centimeters and has not spread outside the oropharynx; or (2) any size and has…
stage III ovarian epithelial cancer(...oh-VAYR-ee-un EH-pih-THEE-lee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that began in tissue covering the ovary and has spread from one or both ovaries to other parts of the…
stage III ovarian germ cell tumor(...oh-VAYR-ee-un jerm sel TOO-mer) The tumor is found in one or both ovaries and has spread to other parts of the abdomen.
stage III ovarian low malignant potential tumor(⦠oh-VAYR-ee-un...muh-LIG-nunt poh-TEN-shul TOO-mer) The tumor is found in one or both ovaries and has spread to other parts of the abdomen.
stage III pancreatic cancerCancer has spread to the major blood vessels near the pancreas, and may have spread to nearby lymph nodes.
stage III penile cancer(... PEE-nile ...) Cancer has spread to connective tissue or erectile tissue of the penis and to more than one lymph node in the groin; or cancer has…
stage III prostate cancer(...PROS-tayt KAN-ser) Cancer that began in the prostate, has grown beyond the outer layer of the prostate to nearby tissues, and may be found in the…
stage III renal cell cancer(REE-nul) Cancer is found in (1) the kidney and in 1 nearby lymph node; or (2) an adrenal gland or in the layer of fatty tissue around the kidney, and may…
stage III salivary gland cancer(...SA-lih-VAYR-ee gland KAN-ser) In stage III salivary gland cancer, (1) the tumor is not larger than 4 centimeters and has spread to a single lymph node…
stage III testicular cancer(...tes-TIH-kyuh-ler KAN-ser) Stage III is divided into stage IIIA, stage IIIB, and stage IIIC, and is determined after a radical inguinal orchiectomy…
stage III uterine sarcoma(â¦YOO-teh-rin sar-KOH-muh) Stage III uterine sarcoma is divided into stages IIIA and IIIB based on how far the cancer has spread within the…
stage III vaginal cancer(...VA-jih-nul KAN-ser) Cancer that has spread from the vagina (birth canal) to the lymph nodes in the pelvis or groin, or to the pelvis, or both.
stage III vulvar cancer(...VUL-ver KAN-ser) The tumor may be any size and cancer is either (1) in the vulva only or in the vulva and perineum (area between the rectum and the…
stage III Wilms tumorCancer remains in the abdomen after surgery and at least one of the following is true: (1) cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the abdomen or pelvis (the…
stage IIIA anal cancerStage III anal cancer is divided into stages IIIA and IIIB. In stage IIIA, the tumor may be any size and has spread to either (1) lymph nodes near the…
stage IIIA breast cancer(... brest KAN-ser) Stage III breast cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC.
stage IIIB anal cancerStage III anal cancer is divided into stages IIIA and IIIB. In stage IIIB, the tumor may be any size and has spread to (1) nearby organs and to lymph…
stage IIIB breast cancer(... brest KAN-ser) Stage III breast cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC.
stage IIIC adult primary liver cancerStage III adult primary liver cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. In stage IIIC, the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes.
stage IIIC breast cancer(... brest KAN-ser) Stage III breast cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC.
stage IV adrenocortical cancer(... uh-DREE-noh-KOR-tih-kul KAN-ser) Cancer of the adrenal gland that has spread to fat or organs and to lymph nodes near the adrenal gland or to other…
stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma(... HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) The cancer is found in at least one organ other than the lymph nodes and may be in the lymph nodes near the organ(s); or the…
stage IV adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma(... non-HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) The cancer either (1) is found in at least one organ or tissue other than the lymph nodes and may be in nearby lymph nodes…
stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma(...TIH-shoo sar-KOH-muh) Cancer of soft tissue (muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body) that has spread to…
stage IV AIDS-related lymphomaIn stage IV AIDS-related lymphoma, the cancer is found (1) in several areas throughout one or more organs that are not part of the lymph system, and it…