il tumore della prostata. ii. stadiazione - Università degli studi di Pavia

il tumore della prostata. ii. stadiazione - Università degli studi di Pavia il tumore della prostata. ii. stadiazione - Università degli studi di Pavia

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* T2: confined within prostate: - T2a: involving 1 lobe; - T2b: involving both lobes; [- note: tumor found in 1 or both lobes by needle biopsy, but not palpable or visible by imaging, classified as T1c] PROSTATIC CANCER Clinical staging TNM definitions: T2

PROSTATIC CANCER Clinical staging TNM definitions: T3 - T4 * T3: tumor extends through prostatic capsule: T3a: extracapsular extension (uni- or bilateral); T3b: tumor invades seminal vesicle(s); [- note: invasion into prostatic apex or into (but not beyond) prostatic capsule is not classified as T3, but as T2]; * T4: tumor fixed to or invading adjacent structures other than seminal vesicles (bladder neck, external sphincter, rectum, levator muscles and / or pelvic wall)

* T2: confined within prostate:<br />

- T2a: involving 1 lobe;<br />

- T2b: involving both lobes;<br />

[- note: tumor found in 1 or both lobes by needle<br />

biopsy, but not palpable or visible by imaging,<br />

classified as T1c]<br />

PROSTATIC CANCER<br />

Clinical staging<br />

TNM definitions: T2

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