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Stage IVA
Cancer that has spread to distant anatomic sites beyond its original site of growth. The definition of stage IVA depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for bone cancer, stage IVA is defined as follows: Any T, N0, M1a, Any G. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M1a: Distant metastasis to lung; for vaginal cancer, stage IVA is defined as follows: T4, Any N, M0. T4: Tumor invades mucosa of the bladder or rectum and/or extends beyond the true pelvis (bullous edema is not sufficient evidence to classify a tumor as T4). M0: No distant metastasis. (partially adapted from AJCC 7th ed.) (NCI Thesaurus)
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