FIGO Stage IVB

**Semantic type:** Classification

**Definition:** A FIGO stage term that applies to gynecologic cancers. For cervical cancer, it refers to cancer with distant metastases, including peritoneal involvement, involvement of the supraclavicular or mediastinal lymph nodes, and metastases to the lung, bone, or liver; for endometrial cancer, it refers to cancer with distant metastases, including metastases to the inguinal lymph nodes, intraperitoneal involvement, or metastases to the lung, bone, or liver. Endometrial cancer metastases to the para-aortic lymph nodes, vagina, adnexa, or pelvic serosa are excluded from this stage.

**Synonyms:** - Stage IVB