Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cáncer de mama (seno) en estadio IIB
Stage IIB breast cancer ( brest KAN-ser)
Stage II breast cancer is divided into stages IIA and IIB. In stage IIB, (1) the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 5 centimeters and has spread to the axillary (under the arm) lymph nodes; or (2) the tumor is larger than 5 centimeters but has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.