Which cancer stage is described by extensive nodal involvement or locally advanced tumour?

Which cancer stage is described by extensive nodal involvement or locally advanced tumour?

• A. Stage I
• B. Stage II
• C. Stage III
• D. Stage IV

Answer: (C)

Staging reflects how far cancer has spread. When a tumor is locally advanced or has extensive involvement of regional lymph nodes but has not spread to distant organs, it is categorized as Stage III. This stage sits after the early, localized stages (where disease is confined to the organ with limited nodal spread) and before Stage IV, which indicates distant metastasis. So the description of extensive nodal involvement or a locally advanced tumor corresponds to Stage III.

Staging reflects how far cancer has spread. When a tumor is locally advanced or has extensive involvement of regional lymph nodes but has not spread to distant organs, it is categorized as Stage III. This stage sits after the early, localized stages (where disease is confined to the organ with limited nodal spread) and before Stage IV, which indicates distant metastasis. So the description of extensive nodal involvement or a locally advanced tumor corresponds to Stage III.