Grading and Staging - Cancer: Skin Message Board

Oleander53 · 03-25-2009, 07:58 PM

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My Squamous Cell Carcinoma came back Grade 3 From 0 to 3 , 3 is the most abnormal and most likely to spread...Not sure what to think yet...My slides were re read at MD Anderson and my appt is on 4/3....really makes a difference who reads your slides I guess..... I am having a colposcopy and evaluation at the Gyne Onc clinic.....Send me good thoughts.. Oleander

Chele60 · 03-26-2009, 02:23 PM

When you say "grade," what are you referring to? Going from 0 to 3 sounds quite substantial, yet I know with Clark's there are enough factors that go into the calculation as to make it not very straightforward. I was a Clark's Level IV.

I will be sending as many good thoughts as I can!

Oleander53 · 03-26-2009, 02:37 PM

For vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma there is staging and grading..... I am finding out what type and where makes a difference in all of this staging and grading...Lot's to know. Here is what I was given.

Grading
There are three grades; grade 1 (low-grade), grade 2 (moderate-grade) and grade 3 (high-grade).

Low-grade means that the cancer cells look very much like the normal cells of the vulva. They usually grow slowly and are less likely to spread.
Moderate-grade means the cells look more abnormal than low-grade cells but not as abnormal as high-grade cells.
High-grade means the cells look very abnormal. They are likely to grow more quickly and are more likely to spread.

Oleander