NCIt synonyms : Prostate Cancer Stage D; Cancer of the Prostate Stage D; Cancer of Prostate Stage D;
NCIt definition : Metastatic disease.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system. Stage D prostate
cancer is cancer that began in the prostate and has spread to lymph nodes near or
far from the prostate, or to other parts of the body, often to the bones. Stage D
is divided into stages D0, D1, D2, and D3. In stage D0, the level of prostatic acid
phosphatase (PAP) is high. In stage D1, the cancer has spread to local lymph nodes
only. In stage D2, the cancer has spread to distant lymph nodes and to bones or internal
organs. In stage D3, prostate cancer has come back in patients who had received hormone
therapy.;