Stage 3 Colon Cancer

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• QWhat are the treatment options for stage III colon cancer?

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  Stage 3 colorectal cancer is usually treated using a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

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• QWhat are the characteristics of stage IIIC colorectal cancer?

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  A Dr. Vincent T DeVita Jr , Oncology, answered

  One of the following applies.
  T4a, N2a, M0: The cancer has grown through the wall of the colon or rectum (including the visceral peritoneum) but has not reached nearby organs. It has spread to 4 to 6 nearby lymph nodes. It has not spread to distant sites.
  T3-T4a, N2b, M0: The cancer has grown into the outermost layers of the colon or rectum (T3) or through the visceral peritoneum (T4a) but has not reached nearby organs. It has spread to 7 or more nearby lymph nodes. It has not spread to distant sites.
  T4b, N1-N2, M0: The cancer has grown through the wall of the colon or rectum and is attached to or has grown into other nearby tissues or organs. It has spread to 1 or more nearby lymph nodes or into areas of fat near the lymph nodes. It has not spread to distant sites.
• QWhat are the characteristics of stage IIIB colorectal cancer?

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  A Dr. Vincent T DeVita Jr , Oncology, answered

  One of the following applies.
  T3-T4a, N1, M0: The cancer has grown into the outermost layers of the colon or rectum (T3) or through the visceral peritoneum (T4a) but has not reached nearby organs. It has spread to 1 to 3 nearby lymph nodes (N1a/N1b) or into areas of fat near the lymph nodes but not the nodes themselves (N1c). It has not spread to distant sites.
  T2-T3, N2a, M0: The cancer has grown into the muscularis propria (T2) or into the outermost layers of the colon or rectum (T3). It has spread to 4 to 6 nearby lymph nodes. It has not spread to distant sites.
  T1-T2, N2b, M0: The cancer has grown through the mucosa into the submucosa (T1) or it may also have grown into the muscularis propria (T2). It has spread to 7 or more nearby lymph nodes. It has not spread to distant sites.
• QWhat are the characteristics of stage IIIA colorectal cancer?

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  A Dr. Vincent T DeVita Jr , Oncology, answered

  T1-T2, N1, M0: The cancer has grown through the mucosa into the submucosa (T1) or it may also have grown into the muscularis propria (T2). It has spread to 1 to 3 nearby lymph nodes (N1a/N1b) or into areas of fat near the lymph nodes but not the nodes themselves (N1c). It has not spread to distant sites.
  T1, N2a, M0: The cancer has grown through the mucosa into the submucosa. It has spread to 4 to 6 nearby lymph nodes. It has not spread to distant sites.