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Staging
of squamous cell cancer of the cervix.
Remember, staging and grading
are not the same.
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Stage = extent of spread
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Grade = degree of histologic
differentiation
| Stage
0 |
Carcinoma
in situ (CIN III) |
| Stage I |
Invasive, but confined to
cervix. |
| Stage II |
Extends beyond cervix, but
not to pelvic wall.
May involve vagina, but
not lower one third. |
| Stage III |
Involves pelvic wall |
| Stage IV |
Beyond true pelvis and/or
involves mucosa of bladder or bowel.
Distant metastases. |
What about non-squamous
cancers of the cervix?
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