Preferred Label : Cervical Cancer by AJCC v9 Stage;
NCIt synonyms : Cervical Carcinoma by AJCC v9 Stage;
NCIt definition : A term that refers to the staging of cervical cancer according to the American Joint
Committee on Cancer, 9th edition. This staging system applies to carcinomas and carcinosarcomas.
It does not apply to sarcomas, lymphomas, and melanomas. Sarcomas are staged according
to the corpus uteri classification for sarcomas. Lymphomas are staged according to
Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma classification. Melanomas are not staged. (from AJCC
9th Ed.);