A pathologic primary tumor stage for kidney according to AJCC 7th edition indicating that the tumor grossly extends into the renal vein or its segmental (muscle containing) branches, or the tumor invades perirenal and/or renal sinus fat (peripelvic) fat but not beyond Gerota fascia.
Instance info
definition source
https://staging.seer.cancer.gov/tnm/input/1.0/kidney_parenchyma/path_t/
editor preferred term
pT3a (kidney)
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000120
ontology term requester
NCI BBRB
term editor
Chris Stoeckert, Helena Ellis