Stage IVB salivary gland cancer
| Stage IVB salivary gland cancer | |
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| Term | Stage IVB salivary gland cancer |
| Short definition | Stage IVB salivary gland cancer - Stage IV salivary gland cancer is divided into stages IVA, IVB and IVC. In stage IVB (1), the tumor is of any size, and the cancer may have spread to soft tissue around the salivary gland or to the skin, jawbone, ear canal, and/or facial nerve. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Stage IVB salivary gland cancer - Stage IV salivary gland cancer is divided into stages IVA, IVB and IVC. In stage IVB (1), the tumor is of any size, and the cancer may have spread to soft tissue around the salivary gland or to the skin, jawbone, ear canal, and/or facial nerve. The cancer has (a) spread to a lymph node larger than 6 centimeters and the cancer has not grown outside the lymph node; or (b) to a lymph node on the same side of the head or neck as the tumor; the lymph node is larger than 3 centimeters and the cancer has grown outside the lymph node; or (c) to more than one lymph node on the same side of the head or neck as the tumor, on the opposite side of the primary tumor, or on both sides of the head or neck; Cancer has grown outside of one of the lymph nodes; or (d) to a lymph node of any size on the opposite side of the head or neck from the primary tumor; cancer has grown outside the lymph node; OR (2) Cancer has spread to the underside of the skull and/or surrounds the carotid artery. Cancer may have spread to one or more lymph nodes of any size on one or both sides of the head or neck and may have grown outside the lymph nodes
External links
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