FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;

DATA FORM FOR CANCER STAGING - URETHRA





Form # 785-1-049 

CLIN PATH  DEFINITIONS
     PRIMARY TUMOR (T)

TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed

T0 No evidence of primary tumor

Ta Noninvasive papillary, polypoid, or verrucous carcinoma

Tis Carcinoma in situ

T1 Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue

T2 Tumor invades corpus spongiosum or prostate or periutheral muscle

T3 Tumor invades corpus cavernosum or beyond prostatic capsule or the anterior vagina or bladder neck

T4 Tumor invades other adjacent organs
    LYMPH NODE (N)

NX Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed

N0 No regional lymph node metastasis

N1 Metastasis in single lymph node, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension

N2 Metastasis in a single lymph node, more than 2 cm but not more than 5 cm in greatest dimension, or multiple lymph nodes, none more than 5 cm in greatest dimension

N3 Metastasis in a lymph node more than 5 cm in greatest dimension
    DISTANT METASTASIS (M)

MX Presence of distant metastasis cannot be assessed

M0 No distant metastasis

M1 Distant metastasis

Pathologic Stage by: M.D. Date:

CLIN PATH STAGE GROUPING

0a Ta N0 M0

0is Tis N0 M0

I T1 N0 M0

II T2 N0 M0

III T1 N1 M0
      T2 N1 M0
      T3 N0 M0
      T3 N1 M0

IV T4 N0 M0
      T4 N1 M0
      Any T N2 M0
      Any T N3 M0
      Any T Any N M1

 Attending: M.D. Date:

 THE FINAL STAGE GROUPING (CLINICAL & PATHOLOGICAL) IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.

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