 |
|
| | Stage III is divided into stage IIIA and stage IIIB depending on where the cancer has spread. In stage IIIA, cancer has spread to (1) the muscularis (middle) layer of the stomach wall and is found in 7 to 15 lymph nodes near the tumor, or (2) the serosal (outermost) layer of the stomach wall and is found in 1 to 6 lymph nodes near the tumor, or (3) to organs next to the stomach but not to lymph nodes or other parts of the body. In stage IIIB, cancer has spread to the serosal (outermost) layer of the stomach wall and is found in 7 to 15 lymph nodes near the tumor. |
| Previous Definitions: | stage III cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, stage III endometrial cancer, stage III esophageal cancer, stage III extrahepatic bile duct cancer, stage III gallbladder cancer | | Next Definitions: | stage III hypopharyngeal cancer, stage III kidney cancer, stage III laryngeal cancer, stage III lip and oral cavity cancer, stage III malignant mesothelioma |
|
|
