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 ==General==
-Generally, LVI, in the TNM staging system, does '''not''' affect tumour stage; however, there are exceptions.
+*LVI, in the TNM staging system, does '''not''' affect tumour stage; however, there are exceptions.
+**Exceptions:
-Exceptions:
+***[[Seminoma]].
-*[[Seminoma]].
+*LVI generally = poorer prognosis.<ref name=pmid10101593>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Moreira | first1 = LF. | last2 = Kenmotsu | first2 = M. | last3 = Gochi | first3 = A. | last4 = Tanaka | first4 = N. | last5 = Orita | first5 = K. | title = Lymphovascular and neural invasion in low-lying rectal carcinoma. | journal = Cancer Detect Prev | volume = 23 | issue = 2 | pages = 123-8 | month =  | year = 1999 | doi =  | PMID = 10101593 }}</ref>
 ==Microscopic==