Preferred Label : Bladder Cancer TNM Finding v8;
NCIt synonyms : Bladder Carcinoma TNM Finding v8;
NCIt related terms : Tumor Stage (Pathologic);
NCIt definition : A finding about one or more characteristics of bladder cancer, following the rules
of the TNM AJCC v8 classification system. This classification system applies to carcinomas
arising in the bladder. The typical carcinoma of the bladder is urothelial carcinoma.
These carcinomas may include other histologic elements, including adenocarcinoma,
squamous cell carcinoma, and small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, but should be classified
as urothelial unless the cancer is composed entirely of the alternative histology.
All histologic cell types that are derived primarily from the urinary bladder epithelium
should follow this classification system. It does not apply to prostatic urothelial
carcinomas (are staged according to the classification for urethra), lymphomas (are
staged according to the classification for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma), and
sarcomas (are staged according to the classification for soft tissue sarcoma of the
abdomen and thoracic visceral organs). (from AJCC 8th Ed.);
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL538535;
Origin ID : C140380;
UMLS CUI : C4682897;
Semantic type(s)
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