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Diagnosis & Staging of Uterine Sarcoma |
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In order to make a diagnosis of uterine sarcoma, your doctor may perform the following tests:
- Blood tests
- An endometrial biopsy, in which a small tissue sample is obtained with a thin, flexible tube inserted into the vagina and uterus
- Hysteroscopy, a procedure that allows your doctor to look inside the uterus with a tiny telescope inserted into the vagina and uterus
- Dilation and curettage (D&C), a dilation (opening) of the cervix and scraping of tissue from the uterus
- Imaging tests such as a transvaginal ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) scan, or chest X-ray
Staging: How Wide-Spread Is It?
A process called staging is used to determine how much your cancer has spread and what treatment options will be considered.
- Stage I: The cancer is only found in the uterus.
- Stage IA: Cancer is in the endometrium only.
- Stage IB: Cancer has spread into the inner half of the myometrium (muscular layer of the uterus).
- Stage IC: Cancer has spread to the outer half of the myometrium.
- Stage II: Cancer has spread from the uterus to the cervix.
- Stage IIA: The cancer has spread to the glands where the cervix and uterus meet.
- Stage IIB: The cancer has spread to the connective tissue of the cervix.
- Stage III: The cancer has spread beyond the uterus or cervix but has not spread beyond the pelvic area.
- Stage IIIA: The cancer has spread to the outermost layer of the uterus; and/or tissues just beyond the uterus; and/or the peritoneum.
- Stage IIIB: The cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in the pelvic area and/or near the uterus.
- Stage IV: The cancer has spread beyond the pelvic area.
- Stage IVA: The cancer has spread to the lining of the bowel and/or bladder.
- Stage IVB: The cancer has spread beyond the pelvis to other areas, such as the lymph nodes in the abdomen and/or groin.
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