Stage IIIA Bladder Cancer AJCC v8

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** Stage IIIA includes: (T3a, T3b, T4a, N0, M0); (T1-T4a, N1, M0). T1: Tumor invades lamina propria (subepithelial connective tissue). T2: Tumor invades muscularis propria. T3: Tumor invades perivesical soft tissue. T3a: Tumor invades perivesical soft tissue, microscopically. T3b: Tumor invades perivesical soft tissue, macroscopically (extravesical mass). T4a: Extravesical tumor invades directly into prostatic stroma, uterus, vagina. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (perivesical, obturator, internal and external iliac, or sacral lymph node). M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 8th ed.)

**Synonyms:** - IIIA - Stage IIIA Bladder Cancer - Stage IIIA Bladder Carcinoma AJCC v8