Stage III Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer AJCC v7 - CISMeF
Stage III Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer AJCC v7NCIt concept
Preferred Label : Stage III Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer AJCC v7;
NCIt synonyms : Stage III Renal Pelvis and Ureter Carcinoma AJCC v7; Stage III Renal Pelvis and Ureter Carcinoma;
NCIt related terms : Stage III Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer; stage III transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter;
NCIt definition : Stage III includes: T3, N0, M0. T3: For renal pelvis only: tumor invades beyond muscularis
into peripelvic fat or the renal parenchyma. For ureter only: tumor invades beyond
muscularis into periureteric fat. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant
metastasis. (AJCC 7th ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer has spread either (1) to the layer of fat outside the renal pelvis
and/or ureter; or (2) into the wall of the kidney.;