70yrs old patient diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Surgical staging involving inguinal lymph nodes
Stage IV: distant metastasis excluding peritoneal metastasis. IVA: pleural effusion with positive cytology. IVB: hepatic and/ or splenic parenchyma metastasis, metastasis to extra abdominal organs (including inguinal lymph nodes and lymph nodes outside of the abdominal cavity) Reference: textbook of gynaecology Sheila balakrishnan, 2nd edition, pg no:277 <\p>
Stage IIIA
Stage IIIB
Stage IVA
Stage IV B
Gynaecological oncology