Ovarian Cancer Staging Figo
Figo ovarian cancer staging effective jan.
Ovarian cancer staging figo. Staging is the term doctors use to describe the size and location of a tumor. Ib tumor involves both ovaries. They both use 3 factors to stage classify this cancer. Tumor confined to ovaries old n ew ia tumor limited to 1 ovary capsule intact no tumor on surface negative washings ascites.
The most commonly adopted ovarian cancer staging system is the figo staging system. Ia tumor limited to 1 ovary capsule intact no tumor on surface negative washings. 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. 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. For ovarian cancer doctors figure out your. The 2 systems used for staging ovarian cancer the figo international federation of gynecology and obstetrics system and the ajcc american joint committee on cancer tnm staging system are basically the same. Ct is considered the best imaging modality for staging ovarian cancer.