Part of Cancer staging guidance sheets
Renal pelvis and ureter tumours (ICD10 C65 & C66)
Introduction
This is the data sheet for TNM 8th edition staging of renal pelvis and ureter tumours (ICD10 C65 & C66).
For more detailed information regarding TNM staging, please see pages 202-203 of the UICC TNM 8 book or visit the Wiley and UICC website.
Stage groupings
|
Stage Group |
T stage |
N stage |
M stage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Stage 0a |
Ta |
N0 |
M0 |
|
Stage 0is |
Tis |
N0 |
M0 |
|
Stage I |
T1 |
N0 |
M0 |
|
Stage II |
T2 |
N0 |
M0 |
|
Stage III |
T3 |
N0 |
M0 |
|
Stage IV |
T4 |
N0 |
M0 |
|
|
Any T |
N1, N2 |
M0 |
|
|
Any T |
Any N |
M1 |
TNM clinical classification
T - primary tumour
| T value | Description |
|---|---|
|
TX |
Primary tumour cannot be assessed |
|
T0 |
No evidence of primary tumour |
|
Ta |
Non‐invasive papillary carcinoma |
|
Tis |
Carcinoma in situ |
|
T1 |
Tumour invades subepithelial connective tissue |
|
T2 |
Tumour invades muscularis |
|
T3 |
(Renal pelvis) Tumour invades beyond muscularis into peripelvic fat or renal parenchyma Ureter) Tumour invades beyond muscularis into periureteric fat |
|
T4 |
Tumour invades adjacent organs or through the kidney into perinephric fat |
N - regional lymph nodes
| N value | Description |
|---|---|
|
NX |
Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed |
|
N0 |
No regional lymph node metastasis |
|
N1 |
Metastasis in a single lymph node 2 cm or less in greatest dimension |
|
N2 |
Metastasis in a single lymph node more than 2 cm, or multiple lymph nodes |
M - distant metastasis
| M value | Description |
|---|---|
|
M0 |
No distant metastasis |
|
M1 |
Distant Metastasis |
TNM pathological classification
pT - primary tumour
The pT and pN categories correspond to the T and N categories.
Last edited: 29 December 2022 2:16 pm
