| By the stage of a cancer we try to express how far | | | | at least one ovary or cancer cells are found in fluid |
| the disease has spread. It is crucial, as treatment is | | | | taken from inside the abdomen during surgery, or the |
| mostly decided depending on the stage of a cancer. | | | | ovary ruptures before or during surgery.Stage III |
| For ovarian cancer, doctors use a simple I-IV staging | | | | means the cancer has spread outside the pelvis into |
| system called the FIGO (International Federation of | | | | the abdominal cavity. It is also stage III if cancer is |
| Gynecology and Obstetrics) system.Stage I means | | | | found in the lymph nodes in the upper abdomen, |
| the cancer is confined to the ovaries. In stage IA, | | | | groin or behind the womb. In stage IIIA, cancer can |
| the cancer is confined to one ovary, while in IB the | | | | be seen under the microscope in tissue taken from |
| cancer is present in both ovaries. In stage IC, in | | | | the lining of the abdomen, while in IIIB, small tumor |
| addition to the cancer being present in either one or | | | | growths are found on the lining of the abdomen. In |
| both of the ovaries, cancer cells may be present on | | | | IIIC, tumor growths larger than 2cm are found on |
| the outer surfaces of one or both ovaries, or in fluid | | | | the lining of the abdomen; the lymph nodes in the |
| taken from inside the abdomen; or, the outer wall of | | | | upper abdomen, groin or behind the womb contain |
| a cystic ovarian tumor may have burst.By stage II | | | | cancer.Stage IV, the most advanced of all, means |
| we mean the cancer has grown outside the ovary or | | | | the cancer has spread into other body organs such |
| ovaries, but it is inside the pelvis. In stage IIA, the | | | | as the liver or lungs.Ovarian Cancer provides detailed |
| cancer has reached the fallopian tubes or the womb, | | | | information on Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Cancer |
| while IIB means the cancer has grown into other | | | | Symptoms, Ovarian Cancer Treatments, Ovarian |
| tissues in the pelvis, such as the bladder or rectum. | | | | Cancer Stages and more. Ovarian Cancer is affiliated |
| Stage IIC indicates that in addition to stages IIA and | | | | with Mesotherapy Before And After. |
| IIB, either some cancer is present on the surface of | | | | |