Stage III Penile Cancer AJCC v8

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** Stage III includes: IIIA: T1-3, N1, M0; IIIB: T1-3, N2, M0. T1: Glans: Penile cancer with tumor invading lamina propria. Foreskin: Penile cancer with tumor invading dermis, lamina propria, or dartos fascia. Shaft: Penile cancer with tumor invading connective tissue between epidermis and corpora regardless of location. All sites with or without lymphovascular invasion or perineural invasion and is or is not high grade. T2: Penile cancer with tumor invading into corpus spongiosum (either glans or ventral shaft) with or without urethral invasion. T3: Penile cancer with tumor invading into corpora cavernosum (including tunica albuginea) with or without urethral invasion. N1: Penile cancer with two or less unilateral inguinal metastases, no extranodal extension. N2: Penile cancer with three or more unilateral inguinal metastases or bilateral metastases. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 8th ed.)

**Synonyms:** - Stage III Penile Cancer - Stage III Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8 - Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis AJCC v8