Kidney cancer staging
The article deals with kidney cancer staging. A general discussion of staging is found in cancer staging.
General
- TNM staging used.
TNM staging system
Tumour stage
| Stage | Characteristics | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| T1a | <=4 cm, confined to kidney | common |
| T1b | >4 cm and <=7 cm, confined to kidney | |
| T2 | >7 cm, confined to kidney | rare - most large tumours are T3a |
| T3a | any size with sinus invasion (see below) or perinephric invasion | very common |
| T3b | tumour in a caval thrombus below the diaphragm without invasion or adherence to the wall of the cava | uncommon |
| T3c | tumour in a caval thrombus above the diaphgram or with invasion or adherence to the wall of the cava | uncommon |
| T4 | direct invasion into the adrenal gland or extension beyond Gerota's fascia | discontinuous spread into the adrenal gland is a M1, extension beyond Gerota's fascia is rare |
Note:
- T2 is formally split into T2a (>7 cm and <=10 cm) and T2b (>10 cm); however, this subdivision does not appear to have prognostic valve.
Renal sinus invasion
Renal sinus invasion is when any of the following are present:[1]
- Tumour in an endothelial lined space of the renal sinus.
- Tumour touching renal sinus fat.
- Tumour within the loose connective tissue of the renal sinus.
Notes:
- Most cases are pT1a or pT3a.
Lymph node stage
| Stage | Characteristics | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Nx | cannot be determined (no lymph nodes submitted or found) | most common |
| N0 | lymph nodes present and clear of tumour | uncommon |
| N1 | any number of lymph nodes with tumour | rare |
Notes:
- Previously divided into N1 (one lymph node positive) and N2 (multiple lymph nodes positive).
Metastasis stage
- Discontinous tumour in the adrenal gland is M1.
Notes:
- Tumour nodules in the perinephric fat (without appreciable lymphoid tissue to suggest a lymph node) are T3a or T4. They likely represent in-transit metastases (known as tumour deposits in colorectal tumours); these are not specifically recorded in the current staging system.
See also
References
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