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stage II cervical cancer

(... SER-vih-kul KAN-ser)
Cancer has spread to the upper two-thirds of the vagina or to the tissue around the uterus. Stage II is divided into stages IIA and IIB, based on how far the cancer has spread. In stage IIA, cancer has spread from the cervix to the upper two-thirds of the vagina but has not spread to the tissue around the uterus. Stage IIA is divided into stages IIA1 and IIA2, based on the size of the tumor. In stage IIA1, the tumor is 4 centimeters or smaller. In stage IIA2, the tumor is larger than 4 centimeters. In stage IIB, cancer has spread from the cervix to the tissue around the uterus.
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Stage II cervical cancer; drawing shows two cross-sections of the uterus, cervix, and vagina. The drawing on the left shows stages IIA1 and IIA2 cancer in the cervix that is 4 cm and has spread to the upper two-thirds of the vagina. The drawing on the right shows stage IIB cancer that has spread from the cervix to the tissue around the uterus.Enlarge this image in new window
Stage II cervical cancer. In stages IIA1 and IIA2, cancer has spread from the cervix to the upper two-thirds of the vagina but has not spread to the tissue around the uterus. In stage IIA1, the cancer is 4 centimeters or smaller. In stage IIA2, the cancer is larger than 4 centimeters. In stage IIB, cancer has spread from the cervix to the tissue around the uterus.
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