Table 1 Adjusted clinical stages of breast cancer in DRC
Clinical stage | Description |
|---|---|
Stage 0 | Absence of mass in the breast, but presence of a suspicious malignant lymph node |
Stage I | A mass with a diameter less than 2 cm, without lymph nodes (documented on mammography or ultrasound) |
Stage II | a mass with a diameter between 2 cm and 5 cm without lymph nodes (documented on mammography or ultrasound) |
Stage III | A mass of more than 5 cm with the presentation of enlarged malignant lymph node clinically (documented on ultrasound) |
Stage IV | The cancer shows an ulcerated mass with multiple lymph nodes that were pathologically enlarged and distant metastases* |