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| | The tumor is found in one or both ovaries. Stage I ovarian germ cell tumor is divided into stages IA, IB, and IC. In stage IA, cancer is found in a single ovary. In stage IB, cancer is found in both ovaries. In stage IC, cancer is found in one or both ovaries and one of the following is true: cancer is found on the outside surface of one or both ovaries; or the capsule (outer covering) of the tumor has ruptured (broken open); or cancer cells are found in the fluid of the peritoneal cavity (the body cavity that contains most of the organs in the abdomen). |
| Previous Definitions: | stage I nasopharyngeal cancer, stage I non-small cell lung cancer, stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer, stage I oropharyngeal cancer, stage I ovarian epithelial cancer | | Next Definitions: | stage I ovarian low malignant potential tumor, stage I pancreatic cancer, stage I penile cancer, stage I prostate cancer, stage I renal cell cancer |
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