Preferred Label : Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v7;
NCIt related terms : stage IIIC breast cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage IIIC includes: Any T, N3, M0. N3: Metastases in ipsilateral infraclavicular
(level III) axillary lymph nodes(s) with or without level I, II axillary lymph node
involvement; or in clinically detected ipsilateral internal mammary lymph node(s)
with clinically evident level I, II axillary lymph node metastases; or metastases
in ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph node(s) with or without axillary or internal
mammary lymph node involvement. M0: No clinical or radiographic evidence of distant
metastasis. M0 includes M0(i ). (AJCC 7th Ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Stage III breast cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. 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 (under the arm) 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) 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 : CDR0000363609;
Origin ID : C88377;
UMLS CUI : C2980042;
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
