Term: stage I pancreatic cancer

Pronunciation: (... PAN-kree-A-tik KAN-ser)

Description:

Cancer is found in the pancreas only. Stage I is divided into stages IA and IB, depending on the size of the tumor. In stage IA, the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller. In stage IB, the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters.