Table 3. Definition of TNM Stage IIa

StageTNMDescription
IIT2, N0, M0T2 = Tumor invades any of the following: corpus spongiosum, periurethral muscle.
N0 = No regional lymph node metastasis.
M0 = No distant metastasis.

T = primary tumor; N = regional lymph node; M = distant metastasis.

aReprinted with permission from AJCC: Urethra. In: Amin MB, Edge SB, Greene FL, et al., eds.: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2017, pp. 767–76.

From: Urethral Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)

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