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Stage IVB
Cancer that has spread to distant anatomic sites beyond its original site of growth. The definition of stage IVB depends on the particular type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for bone cancer, stage IVB is defined as follows: (Any T, N1, Any M, Any G); (Any T, Any N, M1b, Any G). N1: Regional lymph node metastasis. M1b: Metastasis to other distant sites; for vaginal cancer, stage IVB is defined as follows: Any T, Any N, M1. M1: Distant metastasis. (partially adapted from AJCC 7th ed.) (NCI Thesaurus)
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