Health / Medical Topics |
Stage II Skin Melanoma
Stage II is divided into stages IIA, IIB, and IIC. In stage IIA, (1) the tumor is more than 1 but not more than 2 millimeters thick, with ulceration (a break in the skin); or (2) more than 2 but not more than 4 millimeters thick, with no ulceration. In stage IIB, (1) the tumor is either more than 2 but not more than 4 millimeters thick, with ulceration; or (2) more than 4 millimeters thick, with no ulceration. In stage IIC, the tumor is more than 4 millimeters thick, with ulceration. (NCI Dictionary)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Cancer that forms in squamous cells in the skin or in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the…

Stage 2 includes anypT,N1-3,M0,SX. N1: Metastasis in a single lymph node, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension. N2: Metastasis…

Cancer that is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters in diameter and has not spread outside the salivary…

Cancer spread out of the kidney to nearby soft tissue or to blood vessels of the kidney and was completely removed by…

Stage II includes: T2, N0, M0. T2: Tumor invades muscularis. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant…

Cancer has spread through the layer of connective tissue to the muscle layer of the renal pelvis and/or ureter.
