stage #

The concept we in BEACH refer to as “stage” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C28108.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Disease Stage Qualifier” and is defined as “An adjectival term that can specify or describe a disease stage.”

stage values #

In BEACH, this concept is recorded as “0”, “Occult”, “I”, “IA”, “IA1”, “IA2”, “IA3”, “IB”, “II”, “IIA”, “IIB”, “III”, “IIIA”, “IIIB”, “IIIC”, “IV”, “IVA”, “IVB” and “missing_or_unspecified”.

The value we in BEACH refer to as “0” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C28051.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage 0” and is defined as “Cancer confined to the epithelium without invasion of the basement membrane.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “Occult” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C141461.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Occult Stage” and is defined as “A stage term that refers to a cancer in which the primary site is unknown (not detectable by clinical or radiologic examination). The definition of occult stage depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for breast cancer, occult stage is defined as cancer presenting with axillary lymph node metastasis without a primary in the breast being found; for non-small cell lung carcinoma, occult stage is defined as cancer detectable by sputum cytology only and the primary tumor is undetectable radiographically or during bronchoscopy.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “I” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27966.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage I” and is defined as “Invasive cancer confined to the original anatomic site of growth without lymph node involvement.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IA” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27975.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IA” and is defined as “Invasive cancer confined to the original anatomic site of growth without lymph node involvement. The definition of stage IA depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for breast cancer, stage IA is defined as follows: T1, N0, M0. T1: Tumor 20 mm or less in greatest dimension. T1 includes T1mi. T1mi: Tumor 1 mm or less in greatest dimension. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No clinical or radiographic evidence of distant metastasis. M0 includes M0(i+); for bone cancer, stage IA is defined as follows: T1, N0, M0, G1, GX. T1: Tumor 8 cm or less in greatest dimension. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. G1: Well differentiated-low grade. GX: Grade cannot be assessed. (partially adapted from AJCC 8th ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IA1” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27983.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IA1” and is defined as “A stage term referring to invasive cervical and lung cancer. For cervical cancer, it includes: T1a1, N0, M0. T1a1: Tumor with stromal invasion 3.0 mm or less in depth and 7.0 mm or less in horizontal spread. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. For lung cancer, it includes: (T1mi, N0, M0); (T1a, N0, M0). T1mi: Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma: adenocarcinoma (3 cm or less in greatest dimension) with a predominantly lepidic pattern and 5 mm or less invasion in greatest dimension. T1a: Tumor measuring 1 cm or less in greatest dimension. A superficial, spreading tumor of any size whose invasive component is limited to the bronchial wall and may extend proximal to the main bronchus also is classified as T1a, but these tumors are uncommon. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (adapted from AJCC)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IA2” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27984.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IA2” and is defined as “A stage term referring to invasive cervical cancer and invasive lung cancer. For cervical cancer, it includes: T1a2, N0, M0. T1a2: Tumor with stromal invasion more than 3.0 mm and not more than 5.0 mm with a horizontal spread 7.0 mm or less. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. For lung cancer, it includes: T1b, N0, M0. T1b: Tumor measuring more than 1 cm but 2 cm or less in greatest dimension. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (adapted from AJCC)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IA3” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C136485.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IA3” and is defined as “A stage term referring to invasive lung cancer. It includes: T1c, N0, M0. T1c: Tumor measuring more than 2 cm but 3 cm or less in greatest dimension. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (adapted from AJCC)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IB” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27976.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IB” and is defined as “Invasive cancer confined to the original anatomic site of growth without lymph node involvement. The definition of stage IB depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for bone cancer, stage IB includes: (T2, N0, M0, G1 or GX); (T3, N0, M0, G1 or GX). T2: Tumor measuring more than 8 cm in greatest dimension. T3: Discontinuous tumors in the primary bone site. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. GX: Grade cannot be assessed. G1: Well differentiated, low grade. (AJCC 8th ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “II” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C28054.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage II” and is defined as “Invasive cancer more extensive than stage I, usually involving local lymph nodes without spread to distant anatomic sites.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IIA” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27967.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IIA” and is defined as “Invasive cancer more extensive than stage I, without spread to distant anatomic sites. The definition of stage IIA depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for colorectal cancer stage IIA includes: T3, N0, M0. T3: Tumor invades through the muscularis propria into pericolorectal tissues. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 8th ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IIB” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27968.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IIB” and is defined as “Invasive cancer more extensive than stage I without spread to distant anatomic sites. The definition of stage IIB depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for colorectal cancer, stage IIB includes: T4a, N0, M0. T4a: Tumor invades through the visceral peritoneum (including gross perforation of the bowel through tumor and continuous invasion of tumor through areas of inflammation to the surface of the visceral peritoneum). N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 8th ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “III” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27970.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage III” and is defined as “Locally advanced cancer that has spread to nearby organs but not to distant anatomic sites.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IIIA” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27977.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IIIA” and is defined as “Locally advanced cancer that has spread to nearby organs but not to distant anatomic sites. The definition of stage IIIA depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for bladder cancer, stage IIIA includes: (T3a, T3b, T4a, N0, M0); (T1-T4a, N1, M0). T1: Tumor invades lamina propria (subepithelial connective tissue). T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria. T3: Tumor invades perivesical soft tissue. T3a: Tumor invades perivesical soft tissue, microscopically. T3b: Tumor invades perivesical soft tissue, macroscopically (extravesical mass). T4a: Extravesical tumor invades directly into prostatic stroma, uterus, vagina. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (perivesical, obturator, internal and external iliac, or sacral lymph node). M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 8th ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IIIB” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27978.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IIIB” and is defined as “Locally advanced cancer that has spread to nearby organs but not to distant anatomic sites. The definition of stage IIIB depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for testicular cancer, stage IIIB incudes: (Any pT/TX, N1-3, M0, S2); (Any pT/TX, Any N, M1a, S2). TX: Testicular cancer in which the primary tumor cannot be assessed. N1: Testicular cancer with metastasis with a lymph node mass 2 cm or smaller in greatest dimension and less than or equal to five nodes positive, none larger than 2 cm in greatest dimension. N2: Testicular cancer with metastasis with a lymph node mass larger than 2 cm but not larger than 5 cm in greatest dimension; or more than five nodes positive, none larger than 5 cm; or evidence of extranodal extension of tumor. N3: Testicular cancer with metastasis with a lymph node mass larger than 5 cm in greatest dimension. M0: Testicular cancer without evidence of distant metastasis. M1a: Testicular cancer with non-retroperitoneal nodal or pulmonary metastases. S2: LDH 1.5-10 x N or hCG (mlU/mL) 5,000-50,000 or AFP (ng/mL) 1,000-10,000. N indicates the upper limit of normal for the LDH assay. (AJCC 8th ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IIIC” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27982.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IIIC” and is defined as “Cancer that has spread to nearby organs but not to distant anatomic sites. The definition of stage IIIC depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for ovarian cancer, stage IIIC includes: T3c, N0/N1, M0. T3c: Ovarian cancer with macroscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond the pelvis more than 2 cm in greatest dimension with or without metastasis to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes (includes extension of tumor to capsule of liver and spleen without parenchymal involvement of either organ). N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes only (histologically confirmed). M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 8th Ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IV” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27971.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IV” and is defined as “Advanced cancer that has spread to adjacent and/or distant anatomic sites.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IVA” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27979.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IVA” and is defined as “Advanced cancer. The definition of stage IVA depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for uterine corpus carcinoma or carcinosarcoma, stage IVA includes: T4, Any N, M0. T4: Uterine corpus carcinoma or carcinosarcoma with tumor invading the bladder mucosa and/or bowel mucosa (bullous edema is not sufficient to classify a tumor as T4). M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 8th Ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “IVB” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C27980.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Stage IVB” and is defined as “Advanced cancer. The definition of stage IVB depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for bone cancer, stage IVB includes: (Any T, N1, Any M, Any G); (Any T, Any N, M1b, Any G). N1: Regional lymph node metastasis. M1b: Metastasis in the bone or other distant sites. (AJCC 8th ed.)”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “missing_or_unspecified” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C54031.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Missing” and is defined as “Not existing; not able to be found.”