Preferred Label : Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8;
NCIt synonyms : Stage III Ovarian Carcinoma AJCC v8;
NCIt related terms : Stage III Ovarian Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage III includes: IIIA1: T1/2, N1, M0; IIIA2: T3a, N0/N1, M0; IIIB: T3b, N0/N1,
M0; IIIC: T3c, N0/N1, M0. T1: Ovarian cancer with tumor limited to ovaries (one or
both). T2: Ovarian cancer with tumor involving one or both ovaries with pelvic extension
below pelvic brim. T3a: Ovarian cancer with microscopic extrapelvic (above the pelvic
brim) peritoneal involvement with or without positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes.
T3b: Ovarian cancer with macroscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond pelvis 2 cm or less
in greatest dimension with or without metastasis to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes.
T3c: Ovarian cancer with macroscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond the pelvis more
than 2 cm in greatest dimension with or without metastasis to the retroperitoneal
lymph nodes (includes extension of tumor to capsule of liver and spleen without parenchymal
involvement of either organ). N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Positive
retroperitoneal lymph nodes only (histologically confirmed). M0: No distant metastasis.
(AJCC 8th Ed.);