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TNM classification for urothelial carcinoma of the prostate

Tumor classification
Tx: Primary tumor cannot be assessed
T0: No evidence of primary tumor
Tis pu: Carcinoma in situ, involvement of prostatic urethra
Tis pd: Carcinoma in situ, involvement of prostatic ducts
T1: Tumor invading subepithelial connective tissue (for tumors involving prostatic urethra only)
T2: Tumor invading prostatic stroma, corpus spongiosum, or periurethral muscle
T3: Tumor invading corpus cavernosum, beyond prostatic capsule, or bladder neck (extraprostatic extension)
T4: Tumor invading other adjacent organs (invasion of the bladder or rectum)
Lymph node classification
Nx: Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
N0: No regional lymph node metastasis
N1: Metastasis in a single lymph node
N2: Metastasis in multiple lymph nodes
Metastasis classification
M0: No distant metastasis
M1: Distant metastasis present
Stage cannot be fully assessed
Reference
Amin, M.B., Edge et al. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. AJCC. 2017.
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