Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cáncer de mama (seno) en estadio IIIB
Stage IIIB breast cancer ( brest KAN-ser)
Stage III breast cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. In stage IIIB, the tumor may be any size and cancer (1) has spread to the chest wall and/or the skin of the breast; and (2) may have spread to axillary lymph nodes that may be attached to each other or to other structures or the cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.