Preferred Label : Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v6;
NCIt synonyms : Breast Cancer Stage III AJCC v6; Stage III Breast Carcinoma AJCC v6; Breast Carcinoma Stage III AJCC v6;
NCIt related terms : Stage III Breast Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage III is divided into two stages IIIA and IIIB. Stage IIIA includes: (T0, N2,
M0); (T1, N2, M0); (T2, N2, M0); (T3, N1, M0); (T3, N2, M0). Stage IIIB includes:
(T4, any N, M0). T4: Tumor of any size with direct extension to (a) chest wall or
(b) skin. N2: Metastases in ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes fixed or matted, or in
clinically apparent ipsilateral internal mammary nodes in the absence of clinically
evident axillary lymph node metastasis. N3: Metastasis in ipsilateral infraclavicular
lymph nodes(s) with or without axillary lymph node involvement, or in clinically apparent
ipsilateral internal mammary lymph node(s); and in the presence of clinically evident
axillary lymph node metastasis or metastasis in ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph
node(s) with or without axillary or internal mammary lymph node involvement. M0: No
distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th Ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Stage III breast cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. In
stage IIIA, (1) no tumor is found in the breast, but cancer is found in axillary (under
the arm) lymph nodes that are attached to each other or to other structures, or cancer
may be found in lymph nodes near the breastbone; or (2) the tumor is 2 centimeters
or smaller and cancer has spread to axillary lymph nodes that are attached to each
other or to other structures, or the cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the
breastbone; or (3) the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 5 centimeters
and cancer has spread to axillary lymph nodes that are attached to each other or to
other structures, or cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone; or
(4) the tumor is larger than 5 centimeters and cancer has spread to axillary lymph
nodes that may be attached to each other or to other structures, or the cancer may
have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone. In stage IIIB, the tumor may be any
size and cancer (1) has spread to the chest wall and/or the skin of the breast; and
(2) may have spread to axillary lymph nodes that may be attached to each other or
to other structures, or the cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
In stage IIIC, there may be no sign of cancer in the breast or the tumor may be any
size and may have spread to the chest wall and/or the skin of the breast. Also, cancer
(1) has spread to lymph nodes above or below the collarbone, and (2) may have spread
to axillary lymph nodes or to lymph nodes near the breastbone. In operable stage IIIC,
the cancer is found (1) in ten or more axillary lymph nodes; or (2) in the lymph nodes
below the collarbone; or (3) is found in axillary lymph nodes and in lymph nodes near
the breastbone. In inoperable stage IIIC, the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes
above the collarbone.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045156;
Origin ID : C7769;
UMLS CUI : C0278487;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Disease excludes abnormal cell
Has associated anatomic sites
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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