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stage IV esophageal cancer (...ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAN-ser)

 Stage IV esophageal cancer is divided into stage IVA and stage IVB, depending on where the cancer has spread. In stage IVA, cancer has spread to nearby or distant lymph nodes. In stage IVB, cancer has spread to distant lymph nodes and/or organs in other parts of the body.

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Esophageal cancer staging; shows tumors growing through layers of the esophagus wall for Stage 0, Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV esophageal cancer. Inset shows muscle, submucosa, and mucosa layers of the esophagus wall, and lymph nodes.




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