. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 16.

Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Mar 14;3:CD004706. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004706.pub4

Table 1.

Staging of ovarian cancer

Stage	Description
Ia	Disease confined to one ovary with no capsular involvement. Peritoneal washings/cytology negative
Ib	Disease confined to both ovaries with no capsular involvement. Peritoneal washings/cytology negative
Ic	Disease confined to the ovary/ovaries but ovarian capsulae involved or cyst rupture
IIa	Extension to uterus or fallopian tubes
IIb	Extension to other pelvic tissues
IIc	As for IIa or IIb but one or both ovaries have ruptured capsule or surface tumour; malignant ascites or positive peritoneal washings
IIIa	Histologically confirmed microscopic seeding of abdominal peritoneal surfaces and negative retroperitoneal lymph nodes
IIIb	Histologically confirmed implants of abdominal peritoneal surfaces less than 2 cm and negative retroperitoneal lymph nodes
IIIc	Histologically confirmed implants of abdominal peritoneal surfaces greater than 2 cm or positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes
IV	Distant metastases (including liver parenchyma/positive pleural fluid cytology)