Proposal of a modified (FIGO 1985) classification of stages I and II cancer of the uterine cervix.

A modified FIGO (1985) classification of cancer of the uterine cervix has been suggested. The changes refer to stages I and II of the disease. The already accepted system of cervical cancer staging has been used. Stages Ib, IIa, and IIb have been subdivided, similar to stage Ia. The criterion used in staging is the size of the tumor up to, or more than 2 cm (Ib 1 and Ib 2) and, for stage II, the extent of penetration into adjacent tissue. The condition of lymph nodes should be noted by LN(+) or LN(-) along with the stage of the disease. Such staging should demonstrate an objective evaluation of treatment results obtained by different methods and their combinations.