Question 18 (part 2) · LEK · Cervical cancer
In the 2018 classification of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB1 of cervical cancer means that:
- A. the cancer is confined to the cervix with microinvasion of <3 mm.
- B. it is cervical adenocarcinoma at the first stage of development
- C. the cancer is confined to the cervix with a stromal invasion of >5 mm and a tumour diameter of <2 cm.
- D. the cancer is confined to the cervix with a stromal invasion of >5 mm and a tumour diameter of ≥4 cm.
- E. the cancer extends beyond the cervix and involves the upper third of the vagina.
Hint
In FIGO 2018, stage IB is subdivided according to the largest tumour diameter, using cut-offs of 2 cm and 4 cm.
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