Table 2. Primary Tumor (T) (Male and Female)a
| aReprinted with permission from AJCC: Urethra. In: Edge SB, Byrd DR, Compton CC, et al., eds.: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 7th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2010, pp 507-13. | |
| TX | Primary tumor cannot be assessed. |
| T0 | No evidence of primary tumor. |
| Ta | Noninvasive papillary, polypoid, or verrucous carcinoma. |
| Tis | Carcinoma in situ. |
| T1 | Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue. |
| T2 | Tumor invades any of the following: corpus spongiosum, prostate, periurethral muscle. |
| T3 | Tumor invades any of the following: corpus cavernosum, beyond prostatic capsule, anterior vagina, bladder neck. |
| T4 | Tumor invades other adjacent organs. |
| Urothelial (Transitional Cell) Carcinoma of the Prostate | |
| Tis pu | Carcinoma in situ, involvement of the prostatic urethra. |
| Tis pd | Carcinoma in situ, involvement of the prostatic ducts. |
| T1 | Tumor invades urethral subepithelial connective tissue. |
| T2 | Tumor invades any of the following: prostatic stroma, corpus spongiosum, periurethral muscle. |
| T3 | Tumor invades any of the following: corpus cavernosum, beyond prostatic capsule, bladder neck (extraprostatic extension). |
| T4 | Tumor invades other adjacent organs (invasion of the bladder). |
