Carcinoma of the cervix uteri
Publication date: September 12, 2012 | Updated on September 19, 2012
Report
Diagnosis
Carcinoma of the cervix uteri
History
Stage I
The carcinoma is strictly confined to the cervix (extension to the corpus would
be disregarded)
- IA Invasive carcinoma which can be diagnosed only by microscopy, with deepest
invasion <5 mm and the largest extension >7 mm
- IA1 Measured stromal invasion of <3.0 mm in depth and extension of <7.0 mm
- IA2 Measured stromal invasion of >3.0 mm and not >5.0 mm with an extension of
not >7.0 mm
- IB Clinically visible lesions limited to the cervix uteri or pre-clinical cancers
greater than stage IA
- IB1 Clinically visible lesion <4.0 cm in greatest dimension
- IB2 Clinically visible lesion >4.0 cm in greatest dimension
Stage II
Cervical carcinoma invades beyond the uterus, but not to the pelvic wall or to the lower
third of the vagina
- IIA Without parametrial invasion
- IIA1 Clinically visible lesion <4.0 cm in greatest dimension
- IIA2 Clinically visible lesion >4.0 cm in greatest dimension
- IIB With obvious parametrial invasion
Stage III
The tumour extends to the pelvic wall and/or involves lower third of the vagina and/or
causes hydronephrosis or non-functioning kidney
- IIIA Tumour involves lower third of the vagina, with no extension to the pelvic wall
- IIIB Extension to the pelvic wall and/or hydronephrosis or non-functioning kidney
Stage IV
The carcinoma has extended beyond the true pelvis or has involved (biopsy proven) the
mucosa of the bladder or rectum.
- IVA Spread of the growth to adjacent organs
- IVB Spread to distant organs