Nonmelanoma Stages of Skin Cancer, Melanoma Stages, OmniMedicalSearch.com

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Skin Cancer

Stages

Nonmelanoma: Basal cell carcinoma and squamous carcinoma stages:

Stage 0 for basal cell carcinoma this is called carcionama in situ. The tumor is limited to the epidermis. For squamous carcinoma, this is called squamous carcinoma in situ or Bowen's disease: It is the first stage of the squamous carcinoma when the tumor is limited to the squamous cells.

Stage 1: The tumor has less than 2 centimeters size and has not spread to the lymph node or other organs.

Stage 2: The tumor is larger than 2 centimeters and has not spread to the lymph nodes or other organs.

Stage 3: The tumor has spread to the nearby tissue under the skin like muscles, bones or cartilage, or to the lymph nodes.

Stage 4: The cancer spread to distant organs in the body.

Melanoma stages:

Stage 0: Melanoma in situ: The tumor is confined to the epidermis and has not spread to nearby areas.

Stage IA: The melanoma is less than 0.75 mm.

Stage IB: The melanoma is thicker than 0.75 mm but less than 1.5 mm.

Stage IIA: The melanoma is thicker than 1.5 mm but less than 4 mm.

Stage III: The melanoma has spread to nearby nodes or less than 5 mm in-transit metastases.

Stage IV: The tumor spread to other parts of the body.

Article by Alina Morrow, MS
Medical Writer
OmniMedicalSearch.com

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http://www.skincarephysicians.com
http://www.4woman.gov
http://www.genome.gov
http://www.nci.nih.gov
http://www.nyhealth.gov
http://training.seer.cancer.gov
http://cancer-symptoms.org

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03/07/2011