Stage III Bladder Cancer AJCC v6 and v7

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** Stage III includes: (T3a, N0, M0); (T3b, N0, M0); (T4a, N0, M0). T3a: Tumor microscopically invades perivesical tissue. T3b: Tumor macroscopically invades perivesical tissue (extravesical mass). T4a: Tumor invades prostatic stroma, uterus, vagina. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th and 7th eds.)

**Synonyms:** - Cancer of Bladder Stage III - Cancer of the Bladder Stage III - Jewett-Marshall Stage C Bladder Cancer - Jewett-Marshall Stage C Urinary Bladder Cancer - Jewett-Marshall Stage C Urinary Bladder Carcinoma - Stage III Bladder Cancer - Stage III Bladder Cancer - Stage III Bladder Cancer AJCC v6 - Stage III Bladder Cancer AJCC v7 - Stage III Bladder Carcinoma - Stage III Bladder Carcinoma AJCC v6 - Stage III Bladder Carcinoma AJCC v7 - Stage III Carcinoma of Bladder - Stage III Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder - Stage III Carcinoma of the Bladder - Stage III Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder - Stage III Urinary Bladder Carcinoma - stage III bladder cancer