Table 1.

Intraperitoneal disease dissemination definitions for stage III and operable stage IV disease.

Category	Definition
Pelvic disease	Tumor present in the adnexa with or without bulky pelvic and/or paraaortic lymph nodes
Lower abdominal disease	Tumor present in the abdomen (including omentum) and pelvis but sparing the diaphragm, liver, pancreas, stomach, lesser sac, mesenteric root, spleen, and lesser curvature of the stomach
Upper abdominal disease	Tumor present in or on the diaphragm, liver, pancreas, stomach, lesser sac, mesenteric root, spleen, and lesser curvature of the stomach
Miliary disease	Diffuse abdominal and pelvic tumor studding (<1 cm in greatest dimension) with or without omental caking in the absence of bulky pelvic and abdominal disease