Stomach Cancer Stage (Cont.)

Stomach Cancer: Stage III

Stage III stomach cancer is divided into stage IIIA and stage IIIB, depending on where the cancer has spread.
 
Stage IIIA
In stage IIIA, the cancer has spread to:
 
  • The muscularis (middle) layer of the stomach wall and is found in 7 to 15 lymph nodes near the tumor
OR
  • The cancer has spread to the serosal (outermost) layer of the stomach wall and is found in one to six lymph nodes near the tumor
OR
  • The cancer has spread to the organs next to the stomach but not to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
 
Stage IIIB
In stage IIIB, the cancer has spread to the serosal (outermost) layer of the stomach wall and is found in 7 to 15 lymph nodes near the tumor.
 

Stomach Cancer: Stage IV

In stage IV stomach cancer, the cancer has spread to:
 
  • Organs next to the stomach and to at least one lymph node
OR
  • The cancer has spread to more than 15 lymph nodes
OR
  • The cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
 

Stomach Cancer Stage: Recurrent Cancer

Recurrent stomach cancer is cancer that has come back after it has been treated. Recurrent stomach cancer may come back in the stomach or in other parts of the body (such as the liver or lymph nodes).
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD