A lady presented with carcinoma endometrium involving >50% of myometrium extending to vagina and positive peritoneal cytology but no involvement of para aoic and preaoic nodes. What is the stage of disease ?
High-Yield Explanation
Endometrial cancer stage III: Stage IIIA: Involvement of uterine serosa and/ or adnexa Stage IIIB: Involvement of vagina and/or parametrium Stage IIIC: IIIC1: Positive Pelvic nodes IIIC2: Positive Paraaoic nodes with or without positive pelvic nodes Positive peritoneal cytology doesn&;t alter the stage Ref: FIGO SURGICAL STAGING 2014