Stage IVB lip and oral cavity cancer
| Stage IVB lip and oral cavity cancer | |
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| Term | Stage IVB lip and oral cavity cancer |
| Short definition | Stage IVB lip and oral cavity cancer - Stage IV is divided into stages IVA, IVB and IVC. In stage IVB, the tumor (1) has spread to a lymph node larger than 6 centimeters; or (2) has spread to a lymph node larger than 3 centimeters on the same side of the neck as the primary tumor and the cancer has spread through the outer covering of the lymph node to nearby connective tissue; or (3) has spread to a lymph node of any size on the opposite side of the neck from the primary tumor and the cancer has spread through the outer covering of the lymph node to nearby connective tissue; or (4) has spread to multiple lymph nodes anywhere in the neck and cancer has spread through the outer covering of any lymph node to nearby connective tissue; or (5) has spread further into the muscles or bones needed for chewing or into the portion of the sphenoid bone behind the maxilla and/or into the carotid artery near the base of the skull. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Stage IVB lip and oral cavity cancer - Stage IV is divided into stages IVA, IVB and IVC. In stage IVB, the tumor (1) has spread to a lymph node larger than 6 centimeters; or (2) has spread to a lymph node larger than 3 centimeters on the same side of the neck as the primary tumor and the cancer has spread through the outer covering of the lymph node to nearby connective tissue; or (3) has spread to a lymph node of any size on the opposite side of the neck from the primary tumor and the cancer has spread through the outer covering of the lymph node to nearby connective tissue; or (4) has spread to multiple lymph nodes anywhere in the neck and cancer has spread through the outer covering of any lymph node to nearby connective tissue; or (5) has spread further into the muscles or bones needed for chewing or into the portion of the sphenoid bone behind the maxilla and/or into the carotid artery near the base of the skull. Cancer may also have spread to one or more lymph nodes of any size anywhere in the neck
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