Urethral Cancer TNM Finding v8

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** A finding about one or more characteristics of urethral cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v8 classification system. This classification system applies to urothelial (transitional cell), squamous, and glandular carcinomas of the urethra and to urothelial (transitional cell) carcinomas of the prostate and prostatic urethra. It does not apply to squamous cell carcinomas of the penile foreskin (are staged according to the classification for penis), primary urothelial carcinomas of the bladder with transmural involvement of the prostate (are staged according to the classification for urinary bladder), prostatic adenocarcinomas (are staged according to the classification for prostate), mucosal melanomas of the urethra (no AJCC staging system), lymphomas (are staged according to the classification for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma), and sarcomas (are staged according to the classification for soft tissue sarcoma of the abdomen and thoracic visceral organs). (from AJCC 8th Ed.)

**Synonyms:** - Urethral Carcinoma TNM Finding v8