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