Stages of cancer
The staging of a carcinoma has to do with the size of the tumor, and the degree to which it has penetrated. When the tumor is small and has not penetrated the mucosal layer, it is said to be stage I cancer. Stage II tumors are into the muscle wall, and stage III involves nearby lymph nodes. The rare stage IV cancer has spread (metastasized) to remote organs.
Review Date: 03/24/2008
Reviewed By: Stephen Gund, MD, PhD, Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Director of
the George Bray Cancer Center at New Britain General Hospital, New
Britain, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
