FIGO 2014 ovarian cancer staging
Oncology, staging and radiology
Also known as: FIGO-Klassifikation Ovarialkarzinom (2014) · Over kanseri FIGO 2014 evrelemesi · FIGO 2014 staging of cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum
What it is for
Common surgical staging of ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer by FIGO, based mainly on surgical exploration; the primary site (ovary, tube, peritoneum or unknown) is recorded.
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| I | confined to the ovaries or fallopian tubes. IA one ovary/tube, capsule intact, no surface tumour, negative washings; IB both ovaries/tubes, otherwise as IA; IC one or both with IC1 surgical spill, IC2 capsule rupture before surgery or surface tumour, IC3 malignant cells in ascites or washings. |
| II | pelvic extension below the pelvic brim (or primary peritoneal cancer): IIA uterus and/or tubes and/or ovaries; IIB other pelvic intraperitoneal tissues. |
| III | peritoneal spread outside the pelvis and/or retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis. IIIA1 positive retroperitoneal nodes only (IIIA1(i) ≤10 mm, IIIA1(ii) >10 mm); IIIA2 microscopic extrapelvic peritoneal involvement ± nodes; IIIB macroscopic extrapelvic peritoneal metastasis ≤2 cm ± nodes; IIIC >2 cm ± nodes (includes liver or spleen capsule without parenchymal involvement). |
| IV | distant metastasis excluding peritoneal metastasis: IVA pleural effusion with positive cytology; IVB parenchymal and extra-abdominal metastases (including inguinal nodes and nodes outside the abdominal cavity). |
| TNM | the stages correspond to UICC T1–T3, N0–N1 and M1 categories (e.g. IC1 = T1c1 N0 M0). |
Source
Staging classification for cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube, and peritoneum
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2014;124:1–5 (Prat J; FIGO Committee on Gynecologic Oncology)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.10.001
PMID: 24219974
- Edition
- FIGO 2014 (Prat 2014), still current per the FIGO Cancer Report 2025
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