Labels:book | bulletin board | chat room | earth | fence | poster | reckoner | sky | windowpane OCR: Stage Description Stage The tumor is limited to the kidney and was completely excised. The renal capsule has an intact outer surface The tumor was nou ruptured or biopsied prior moval (fine needle aspiration biopsies are excluded from this restriction) The vessels the renal sinus are not involved. There no evidence of tumor at or yond the margins of resection Stage 11 The tumor extends beyond the kidney but was com- pletely excised. There may be regional extension of tumor (1.e. penetration ofthe renal capsule or extensive invasion of the renal sinus) The blood vessels outside the renal parenchyma, including those of the renal sinus may contain tumor The tumor was biopsied (ex cept for fine needie aspiration), or there was spillage of tumor before or during surgery that is confined to the ...
