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* Stage D2 (N+, M+): Distant nodes; visceral metastases. | * Stage D2 (N+, M+): Distant nodes; visceral metastases. | ||
'''Definitions of TNM''' | '''Definitions of TNM''' <ref name="cancergov"> National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq </ref> | ||
The American Joint Committee on Cancer has designated staging by TNM classification to define urethral cancer. | The American Joint Committee on Cancer has designated staging by TNM classification to define urethral cancer. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Staging
Stage Definitions by Depth of Invasion
- Stage 0 (Tis, Ta): Limited to mucosa.
- Stage A (T1): Submucosal invasion.
- Stage B (T2): Infiltrating periurethral muscle or corpus spongiosum.
- Stage C (T3): Infiltration beyond periurethral tissue.
- Female: Vagina, labia, muscle.
- Male: Corpus cavernosum, muscle.
- Stage D1 (N+): Regional nodes; pelvic and inguinal.
- Stage D2 (N+, M+): Distant nodes; visceral metastases.
Definitions of TNM [1]
The American Joint Committee on Cancer has designated staging by TNM classification to define urethral cancer.
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq