Definition of stage IA gallbladder cancer - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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stage IA gallbladder cancer

Stage I gallbladder cancer is divided into stages IA and IB. In stage IA, cancer has spread beyond the innermost (mucosal) layer to the connective tissue or to the muscle layer.

Previous Definitions:	stage I transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter, stage I uterine sarcoma, stage I vaginal cancer, stage I vulvar cancer, stage I Wilms tumor
Next Definitions:	stage IA soft tissue sarcoma, stage IB gallbladder cancer, stage IB soft tissue sarcoma, stage II adrenocortical cancer, stage II adult Hodgkin lymphoma