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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / December 2004Staging Prostate Cancer
My husbands oncologist has referred to my husbands PCa as Stage T3b. I never really paid much attention to the staging until today when I ran across some literature which addressed the different stages. My husband per path. report had seminal vesicle involvement as well as bladder neck extension. I believe my husband really falls into Stage T4a not T3b. Has the classification system changed recently or am I reading it incorrectly? Thanks, Sandi > My husbands oncologist has referred to my husbands PCa as Stage T3b. I > never really paid much attention to the staging until today when I ran [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks, > Sandi Sounds like T4a from what I read at: http://tinyurl.com/4pja7 It would be T3c if it had not reached the bladder neck. T3 Tumor extends through prostate capsule T3a Extends through one lobe T3b Extends through both lobes T3c Extends into seminal vesicles T4 Involves structures other than seminal vesicles T4a Invades bladder neck, external sphincter, or rectum T4b Invades muscles and/or pelvic wall Sandi, I have not heard of any adjustments to the scale. Don posted an easy to follow scale for the grading. My PCa was not quite as advanced, T2C. Keep us posted on your husbands progress report. We will keep you guys in our prayers. Thanks Don for the link. MrBill age at diagnosis 48 PSA 1.4 Gleason 3+3=6 T2c 12 cores, 5 right positive, 1 left positive robotic RRP 12/15/03 Post-op Pathology G7(3+4) PSA 4/2/04, 7/8/04, 10/11/04 = <.1 pad free 8/15/04 age 49 > > My husbands oncologist has referred to my husbands PCa as Stage T3b. I > > never really paid much attention to the staging until today when I ran [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > T4a Invades bladder neck, external sphincter, or rectum > T4b Invades muscles and/or pelvic wall |
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