Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7NCIt concept
Preferred Label : Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7;
NCIt synonyms : Stage IIA Breast Carcinoma; Breast Carcinoma Stage IIA; Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v6; Breast Cancer Stage IIA; Stage IIA Breast Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage IIA includes: (T0, N1, M0); (T1, N1, M0); (T2, N0, M0). T0: No evidence of primary
tumor. T1: Tumor 20 mm or less in greatest dimension. T1 includes T1mi. T1mi: Tumor
1 mm or less in greatest dimension. T2: Tumor more than 20 mm but not more than 50
mm in greatest dimension. N1: Metastasis to movable ipsilateral level I, II axillary
lymph node(s). N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No clinical or radiographic
evidence of distant metastasis. M0 includes M0(i ). (AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Stage II breast cancer is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIA,
(1) no tumor is found in the breast, but cancer is found in the axillary (under the
arm) lymph nodes; or (2) the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller and has spread to the
axillary lymph nodes; or (3) the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger
than 5 centimeters and has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.;