Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cáncer de la vesícula biliar en estadio IIA
Stage IIA gallbladder cancer ( GAWL-bla-der KAN-ser)
Stage II gallbladder cancer is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIA, cancer has spread beyond the tissue that covers the gallbladder and/or to the liver and/or to one nearby organ, such as the stomach, small intestine, colon, pancreas, or bile ducts outside the liver.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.