Staging is the process of finding out how far the cancer has spread. This is very important because the type of treatment used and the outlook for recovery depend on the stage of the cancer. Most tumors are staged by the TNM system of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. But because adrenal cancer is so uncommon, the AJCC hasn?t applied the TNM system to this cancer. For further information, see the American Cancer Society document, Staging.
There is a commonly used staging system for adrenal cancer, which is described below.
Stage I: The cancer is smaller than 2 inches (5 centimeters). It has not spread to nearby tissues, organs, lymph nodes, or other places in the body.
Stage II: The cancer is larger than 2 inches (5 centimeters). It has not spread to nearby tissues, organs, lymph nodes, or other places in the body.
Stage III: The cancer can be any size, and it has grown into nearby tissues or has spread to nearby lymph nodes, but not any farther.
Stage IV: The cancer can be any size and it has spread to distant places in the body.
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