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*The tumour should be [[submitted in total]] if this can be done in less than 10 cassettes. | *The tumour should be [[submitted in total]] if this can be done in less than 10 cassettes. | ||
*Lester's book (2nd Ed.) recommends 1 cassette per cm of maximal tumour dimension.<ref>{{Ref Lester|409}}</ref> | *Lester's book (2nd Ed.) recommends 1 cassette per cm of maximal tumour dimension.<ref>{{Ref Lester|409}}</ref> | ||
====Staging==== | |||
*pT2 - into tunica vaginalis or [[lymphovascular invasion]].<ref name=cancer_org>URL: [http://www.cancer.org/cancer/testicularcancer/detailedguide/testicular-cancer-staging http://www.cancer.org/cancer/testicularcancer/detailedguide/testicular-cancer-staging]. Accessed on: 15 December 2014.</ref> | |||
*pT3 - into spermatic cord.<ref name=cancer_org/> | |||
Notes:<ref name=cancer_org/> | |||
*Invasion into the [[epididymis]] or tunica albuginea does not change the [[cancer staging|stage]]. | |||
===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||