Stage IV Bladder Cancer AJCC v6

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** Stage IV includes the following: T4b, N0, M0; Any T, N1, M0; Any T, N2 M0; Any T, N3 M0; Any T, Any N, M1. T4b: Tumor invades the pelvic wall, abdominal wall. N1: Metastasis in a single lymph node, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension. N2: Metastasis in a single lymph node, more than 2 cm but not more than 5 cm in greatest dimension; or multiple lymph nodes, none more than 5 cm in greatest dimension. N3: Metastasis in a lymph node more than 5 cm in greatest dimension. M1: Distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th Ed.)

**Synonyms:** - Cancer of Bladder Stage IV AJCC v6 - Cancer of the Bladder Stage IV AJCC v6 - Jewett-Marshall Stage D Bladder Cancer - Jewett-Marshall Stage D Bladder Carcinoma - Jewett-Marshall Stage D Urinary Bladder Cancer - Jewett-Marshall Stage D Urinary Bladder Carcinoma - Stage IV Bladder Cancer - Stage IV Bladder Carcinoma AJCC v6 - Stage IV Carcinoma of Bladder AJCC v6 - Stage IV Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder AJCC v6 - Stage IV Carcinoma of the Bladder AJCC v6 - Stage IV Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder AJCC v6 - Stage IV Urinary Bladder Carcinoma AJCC v6 - stage IV bladder cancer