Preferred Label : Stage II Cervical Cancer AJCC v6;
NCIt synonyms : Cervix Cancer Stage II AJCC v6; FIGO Stage II Carcinoma of the Cervix; FIGO Stage II Carcinoma of Uterine Cervix; FIGO Stage II Carcinoma of Cervix; FIGO Stage II Cervix Carcinoma; FIGO Stage II Cervical Carcinoma; FIGO Stage II Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix; Cervical Carcinoma Stage II AJCC v6; AJCC Stage II Cervical Cancer v6; FIGO Stage II Uterine Cervix Carcinoma; FIGO Stage II Cervix Uteri Carcinoma; Uterine Cervix Cancer Stage II AJCC v6; FIGO Stage II Carcinoma of Cervix Uteri; Cervical Cancer Stage II AJCC v6; FIGO Stage II Carcinoma of the Cervix Uteri;
NCIt related terms : stage II cancer of the cervix; Stage II Cervical Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage II includes: II (T2, N0, M0); IIA (T2a, N0, M0); IIB (T2b, N0, M0). T2: Cervical
carcinoma invades beyond uterus but not to pelvic wall or to lower third of vagina.
T2a: Tumor without parametrial invasion. T2b: Tumor with parametrial invasion. N0:
No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer has spread beyond the cervix but not to the pelvic wall (the tissues
that line the part of the body between the hips). Stage II is divided into stages
IIA and IIB, based on how far the cancer has spread. In stage IIA, cancer has spread
to the upper two thirds of the vagina but not to tissues around the uterus. In stage
IIB, cancer has spread to the upper two thirds of the vagina and to the tissues around
the uterus.;