Ovarian Cancer Staging Figo
Ct is considered the best imaging modality for staging ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer staging figo. Ia tumor limited to 1 ovary capsule intact no tumor on surface negative washings. Cancer staging is a fundamental principle and one of the first and most important steps used to predict patient outcome as well as to plan the most appropriate treatment. The most commonly adopted ovarian cancer staging system is the figo staging system. Figo and tnm staging stage i t1 limited to ovaries stage ii t2 pelvic extension below pelvic brim or primary peritoneal carcinoma stage iii t3 and or n1 beyond pelvis and or lymph nodes.
This includes where it started if it s spread and where it is now. The most recent staging system is from 2014 1. The international federation of gynecology and obstetrics figo ovarian cancer staging system was first published in 1973 and was revised in 1988 and 2014 1 2. For ovarian cancer doctors figure out your.
Staging is the term doctors use to describe the size and location of a tumor. 1 2014 changes are in italics stage i. Tumor confined to ovaries old n ew ia tumor limited to 1 ovary capsule intact no tumor on surface negative washings ascites. Figo ovarian cancer staging effective jan.