Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7NCIt concept
Preferred Label : Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7;
NCIt synonyms : Breast Cancer Stage IIB; Breast Carcinoma Stage IIB; Stage IIB Breast Carcinoma; Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v6;
NCIt related terms : stage IIB breast cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage IIB includes: (T2, N1, M0); (T3, N0, M0). T2: Tumor more than 20 mm but not
more than 50 mm in greatest dimension. T3: Tumor 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 IIB,
(1) the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 5 centimeters and has
spread to the axillary (under the arm) lymph nodes; or (2) the tumor is larger than
5 centimeters but has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.;