Preferred Label : Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7;
NCIt synonyms : Stage IVB Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx; Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma; Stage IVB Carcinoma of Hypopharynx; Stage IVB Hypopharynx Carcinoma;
NCIt related terms : Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Throat Cancer; stage IVB hypopharyngeal cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage IVB includes: (T4b, Any N, M0); (Any T, N3, M0). T4b: Tumor with very advanced
local disease. Tumor invades prevertebral fascia, encases carotid artery, or involves
mediastinal structures. N3: Metastasis in a lymph node more than 6 cm in greatest
dimension. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 7th ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Stage IV hypopharyngeal cancer is divided into stages IVA, IVB, and IVC.
In stage IVB, the tumor either (1) has spread to nearby soft tissue, connective tissue,
blood vessels, the thyroid, or the esophagus, and may have spread to lymph nodes of
any size; or (2) is any size and has spread to lymph nodes that are larger than 6
centimeters.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000428436;
Origin ID : C5993;
UMLS CUI : C1336371;
Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- disease_is_stage
