A female client is diagnosed with carcinoma in situ of the endometrium. The nurse interprets this as which of the following?
A) Cancer is confined to the body of the uterus.
B) The malignancy is localized.
C) Cancer extends outside the uterus.
D) The malignancy involves the uterine body and cervix.
B
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A localized malignancy is referred to as carcinoma in situ. Stage I endometrial cancer is confined to the body (corpus) of the uterus, stage II involves the corpus and cervix, and stage III extends outside the uterus but not the true pelvis.
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