How do I know what stage my prostate cancer is?
Tests to Identify Prostate Cancer Stage
- Digital rectal exam (DRE)
- PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test.
- Transrectal ultrasound.
- MRI of the prostate.
- CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis to see if the cancer has spread.
- Nuclear medicine bone scan to see if the cancer has spread to your bones.
What does T2 mean in cancer?
T2: The tumor is larger than 20 mm but not larger than 50 mm. T3: The tumor is larger than 50 mm. T4: The tumor falls into 1 of the following groups: T4a means the tumor has grown into the chest wall. T4b is when the tumor has grown into the skin.
Is Grade 2 prostate cancer serious?
Grade 1: The tissue looks very much like normal prostate cells. Grades 2-4: Cells that score lower look closest to normal and represent a less aggressive cancer. Those that score higher look the furthest from normal and will probably grow faster.
Is pT3a curable?
Our single center study shows that surgical treatment may indeed be a reasonable treatment option in locally advanced pT3a PCa with 96% OS, 98.7% CSS, 97.3% DPFS and 60% BPFS at the 5-year follow-up mark. The survival rates of the pT3a patients in our study are similar to those reported by Hsu et al.
What stage is pT2?
Stages of prostate cancer
| AJCC Stage | Stage grouping |
|---|---|
| IIA | cT2a or pT2, N0, M0 Grade Group 1 (Gleason score 6 or less) PSA at least 10 but less than 20 |
| OR | |
| cT2b or cT2c, N0, M0 Grade Group 1 (Gleason score 6 or less) PSA less than 20 | |
| IIB | T1 or T2, N0, M0 Grade Group 2 (Gleason score 3+4=7) PSA less than 20 |
Where are the lobes of the prostate located?
The prostate is divided into several lobes. The anterior lobe is used to describe the anterior portion of the gland lying in front of the urethra. It is devoid of glandular tissue being formed completely of fibromuscular tissue. The median lobe is a cone-shaped portion of the gland situated between the two ejaculatory ducts and the urethra.
Can a prostate cancer spread to the lymph nodes?
Stage II of prostate cancer: In this stage, the cancer has spread within the prostate involving one or both the lobes of the prostate. These cancers do not spread beyond the prostate to nearby lymph nodes or other organs.
What’s the difference between Stage 2 prostate cancer?
Stage II disease may also be further divided into the following depending on how much tissue is involved in the tumor (cancer): T2a: The cancer involves half or less of a lobe (section) of the prostate. T2b: The cancer involves half or more of a lobe of the prostate, but the other section isn’t involved at all.
What is the difference between T2 and T2C prostate cancer?
T2: the tumor is confined to the prostate and can be either felt with a DRE or seen with imaging T2a: the tumor is confined to half of one lobe of the prostate. T2b: the tumor is present to more than half of one lobe, but is not in both lobes. T2c: the tumor is present in both lobes of the prostate.