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==General== | ==General== | ||
*TNM staging the most commonly used. | *TNM staging the most commonly used. | ||
*[[Urachal carcinoma]] has its own staging system - see ''[[Sheldon staging system]]''. | *[[Urachal carcinoma]] has its own staging system - see ''[[Sheldon staging system]]''.<ref name=pmid22901574>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bruins | first1 = HM. | last2 = Visser | first2 = O. | last3 = Ploeg | first3 = M. | last4 = Hulsbergen-van de Kaa | first4 = CA. | last5 = Kiemeney | first5 = LA. | last6 = Witjes | first6 = JA. | title = The clinical epidemiology of urachal carcinoma: results of a large, population based study. | journal = J Urol | volume = 188 | issue = 4 | pages = 1102-7 | month = Oct | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/j.juro.2012.06.020 | PMID = 22901574 }}</ref> | ||
==TNM staging system== | ==TNM staging system== |
Revision as of 02:18, 28 January 2016
The article deals with bladder cancer staging. A general discussion of staging is found in cancer staging.
General
- TNM staging the most commonly used.
- Urachal carcinoma has its own staging system - see Sheldon staging system.[1]
TNM staging system
Tumour
T stage | Criteria | Comment |
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T0 | (no tumour) | |
T1 | lamina propria invasion | |
T2 | muscularis propria invasion | details in muscularis propria invasion in the urinary bladder; management typically is radical cystectomy or radical cystoprostatectomy |
T3a | microscopic extravesicular invasion | |
T3b | macroscopic extravesicular invasion | |
T4a | extension into the uterus, vagina or prostate | |
T4b | extension into the abdominal wall or pelvic wall |
See also
References
- ↑ Bruins, HM.; Visser, O.; Ploeg, M.; Hulsbergen-van de Kaa, CA.; Kiemeney, LA.; Witjes, JA. (Oct 2012). "The clinical epidemiology of urachal carcinoma: results of a large, population based study.". J Urol 188 (4): 1102-7. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2012.06.020. PMID 22901574.