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Stage II bladder cancer
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Cancer has spread to the layers of muscle tissue of the bladder. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Stage II includes: (T2a, N0, M0); (T2b, N0, M0). T2a: Tumor invades superficial muscle (inner half). T2b: Tumor invades deep muscle (outer half). N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th and 7th Eds.) (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
Cancer has spread to either the inner half or outer half of the muscle wall of the bladder. (NCI Dictionary)
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The tumor is larger than 2 centimeters.
