Preferred Label : Stage IV Adult Liver Cancer AJCC v7;
NCIt related terms : stage IV adult primary liver cancer; Stage IV Liver Cancer;
NCIt definition : For hepatocellular carcinoma: Stage IV includes: IVA: (Any T, N1, M0); IVB: (Any T,
Any N, M1). N1: Regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. M1: Distant
metastasis. For intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Stage IVA includes: (T4, N0, M0);
(Any T, N1, M0). T4: Tumor with periductal invasion. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis.
N1: Regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. Stage IVB includes:
Any T, Any N, M1. M1: Distant metastasis. (from AJCC 7th Ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer has spread beyond the liver to other places in the body, such as
the bones or lungs. The tumors may be of any size and may also have spread to nearby
blood vessels and/or lymph nodes.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000350362;
Origin ID : C94782;
UMLS CUI : C2986673;
Disease excludes abnormal cell
Disease excludes normal cell origin
Excludes anatomical site(s)
Has associated anatomic sites
Semantic type(s)
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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