Management of Early Stage, High-Risk Endometrial Carcinoma: Preoperative and Surgical Considerations

Table 2

2009 FIGO staging system for endometrial cancer.

Stage	Anatomic involvement
Stage I	Tumor confined to the uterine corpus
IA	No or <50% myometrial invasion
IB	≥50% myometrial invasion
Stage II	Cervical stromal involvement
Stage III	Local and/or regional tumor spread
IIIA	Tumor invasion into uterine serosa and/or adnexal involvement
IIIB	Vaginal and/or parametrial involvement
IIIC	Metastases to lymph nodes
IIIC1	Positive pelvic lymph nodes
IIIC2	Positive para-aortic lymph nodes
Stage IV
IVA	Bladder and/or bowel involvement
IVB	Distant metastases, including abdominal disease and/or inguinal lymph node involvement