What are the stages of adrenal cancer?

What are the stages of adrenal cancer?

If a biopsy reveals that the adrenal tumor is cancerous, your healthcare providers will determine the extent of the disease. They will measure the tumor to learn if cancer cells have spread beyond the adrenal gland to other parts of your body. This process is called staging.

• Early adrenal cancer: In stage 1 or stage 2, the tumor is still relatively small and hasn’t spread beyond the adrenal gland.
• Advanced adrenal cancer: Stage 3 and stage 4 adrenal cancer means the tumor has spread to other parts of your body. Usually, cancer cells spread first to nearby lymph nodes. Advanced cancer can also spread to other organs, tissues, blood vessels and bones.