Q:
What are the stages of endometrial cancer?
A:
Generally, there are four stages of endometrial cancer.
- Stage I endometrial cancer: this is carcinoma confined to the corpus uteri:
- IA confined to endometrium with no, or less than half, myometrium invaded
- IB invasion equal to, or more than half of myometrium
- Stage II endometrial cancer: this involves the corpus and there is invasion into the cervical stroma but it has not extended outside the uterus.
- Stage III endometrial cancer: this has local or regional spread beyond the uterus
- Stage IV endometrial cancer: this is involvement of the bladder or bowel mucosa, or distant metastasis
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