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| Cancer that began in the prostate and has spread to lymph nodes near or far from the prostate, or to other parts of the body, often to the bones. The Gleason score (a number that describes how abnormal the cells look under a microscope) can be any level. |
Previous Definitions: | stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, stage IV ovarian germ cell tumor, stage IV ovarian low malignant potential tumor, stage IV pancreatic cancer, stage IV penile cancer | Next Definitions: | stage IV renal cell cancer, stage IV salivary gland cancer, stage IV transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter, stage IV uterine sarcoma, stage IV vaginal cancer |
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