Stage IV pancreatic cancer

Pronunciation

Definition 1

Cancer may be of any size and has spread to distant organs, such as the liver, lung, and peritoneal cavity (the body cavity that contains most of the organs in the abdomen), and may have also spread to organs and tissues near the pancreas or to lymph nodes. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

Stage IV includes: Any T, Any N, M1. M1: Distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.) (NCI Thesaurus)

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