Stage I: Cancer is contained in the tumor and is not found in surrounding tissues or nearby lymph nodes. The doctor can surgically remove the tumor. No cancer cells remain after surgery.
Stage II: Cancer is found in surrounding tissue and nearby lymph nodes. Surgery does not rid nearby tissue of all cancer cells.
Stage III: Cancer is found in surrounding tissue, is in several lymph nodes. Surgery does not rid nearby tissue of all cancer cells.
Stage IV: Cancer has spread to other organs, such as the brain, lungs, liver, or bone.
Recurrent: Cancer has come back after treatment. The tumor may recur in the place it originally grew or in another part of the body.
Ovarian germ cell tumor staging
Stage I: Cancer occurs in one or both ovaries. It is not found in surrounding tissue. Cancerous cells may have spread to the abdominal fluid.
Stage II: Cancer occurs in one or both ovaries and is found in the uterus and/or the fallopian tubes or elsewhere in the pelvis, including the rectum, vagina or bladder. Cancer cells may spread to the abdominal fluid.
Stage III: Cancer occurs in one or both ovaries. It is found in the lymph nodes or other tissues in the abdomen, such as the surface of the liver or intestine.
Stage IV: Cancer occurs in one or both ovaries. It has spread outside the abdomen or has metastasized to the liver.
Recurrent: Cancer has recurred after treatment. It may come back where it originally occurred or in another part of the body.
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