A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. CT scan reveals that the cancer is limited to the ovaries. It would be classified as stage:

a. I.
b. II.
c. III.
d. IV.

ANS: A
In stage I, growth is limited to the ovaries. In stage II, growth involves one or both ovaries and involvement of other organs. In stage III, cancer involves one or both ovaries, and one or both of the following: (i) cancer has spread beyond the pelvis to the lining of the abdomen and (ii) cancer has spread to lymph nodes. In stage IV, growth involves one or both ovaries with distant metas-tases to lungs, liver, or other organs outside the peritoneal cavity.

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