STAGES OF OVARIAN EPITHELIAL CANCER: Stage III

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 19, 2005 -- Stage III

In stage III, cancer is found in one or both ovaries and has spread to other parts of the abdomen. Cancer has spread to the surface of the liver. Stage III is divided into:

Stage IIIA: The tumor is found only in the pelvis, but cancer cells have spread to the surface of the peritoneum (tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen).

Stage IIIB: Cancer has spread to the peritoneum but is not larger than 2 centimeters (less than 1 inch) in diameter.

Stage IIIC: Cancer has spread to the peritoneum and is larger than 2 centimeters in diameter and/or has spread to lymph nodes in the abdomen. Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped structures found throughout the body. They filter substances in a fluid called lymph and help fight infection and disease.