Endometrial cancer involving 50% of endometrium, extending to vagina, lymph nodes negative with positive peritoneal cytology is staged as
High-Yield Explanation
3b FIGO STAGING OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER STAGE I Cancer confined to corpus uteri IA --> Limited to endometrium IB --> < 1/2 myometrial thickness IC > 1/2 myometrial thickness STAGE II Tumour involves cervix but does not extend beyond uterus (la --> Cervical glandular involvement llb --> Cervical stromal involvement STAGE III Local and/or regional spread Ilia --> Uterine serosa, positive peritoneal washings Adnexal involvement Ilib -4 Vaginal involvement (lymph node absent) 111c --> Positive lymph node no pelvis and paraaoic lymph node STAGE IV Tumour widespread IVa - Bladder or bowel mucosa IVb --> Distant metastasis