Testicular Cancer

Stages

An important prognostic predictor for any type of cancer is the clinicopathologic stage. A clinicopathologic stage describes the cancer developmental phase, and is established according to several criteria: (1) the tumor size, (2) the cancer location (if the cancer is present in one or both testes), (3) the cancer extent (if the cancer has spread to other structures or organs within the body).

There are four stages of testicular cancer:

Stage 0 (Tumor in situ): In this stage, the cancer is confined to the testis, and it did not spread beyond the testicle tissue.

Stage I (Local): There are two subtypes:

• Stage IA: In this stage, the cancer may have spread to the membrane that surrounds the testis.

• Stage IB: In this stage, the cancer has spread to the lymph or blood system, to the testis membrane, or the scrotum.

Stage II (Regional): This stage is divided in two subtypes:

• Nonbulky Stage II: In this stage, the cancer is present in the testis, spermatic cord, or scrotum, and has also spread to five abdominal lymph nodes within the abdominal cavity, but the tumors are no larger than 2 centimeters.

• Bulky Stage II: In this stage, the cancer is present in the testis, spermatic cord, or scrotum, and has spread to five lymph nodes within the abdominal cavity, where one of the tumors is larger than 2 centimeters.

Stage III (Distant): This stage is divided into two subtypes:

• Nonbulky Stage III: In this stage, the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes within the abdominal cavity and to the lungs, but the tumor is less then 2 centimeters.

• Bulky Stage III: In this stage, the cancer has spread to multiple location within the body, and the lymph nodes tumors are larger than 2 centimeters.

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Article by Alina Morrow, MS
Medical Writer
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