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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2014 Dec 1;120(0 23):3815–3825. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29047

Table 4. Values for SSFs Among 2010 Casesa.

Code Total Cases Percent of Total Cases
SSF 1: WHO/ISUP Gradeb

 Low-grade urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma 10 6037 35.3%
 High-grade urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma 20 7949 46.5%
 Not collected 998 248 1.5%
 Unknown 999 2845 16.7%
TOTAL 17 079 100.0%

SSF2: Size of Metastases in Regional Lymph Nodesc

 No regional lymph nodes involved 000 12 1.7%
 Exact size coded (1-979 mm, 980+) or range given 1-979, 980 284 41.3%
990-997
 Unknown 999 391 56.9%
TOTAL 687 100.0%

SSF3: Extranodal Extensionc

 No regional lymph nodes involved 00 54 7.9%
 Extranodal extension not present Regional nodes described as mobile 10 187 27.2%
 Extranodal extension present Regional nodes described as fixed or matted 20 67 9.8%
 Regional nodes involved, unknown if extranodal extension 30 288 41.9%
 Unknown; regional lymph nodes not stated Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed Not documented in patient record 999 91 13.3%
TOTAL 687 100.0%

Abbreviations: CS, Collaborative Staging; ISUP, International Society of Urological Pathology; mm, millimeters; SSFs, site-specific factors;WHO, World Health Organization.

a

Includes both noninvasive and invasive cases.

b

Cases that were not considered urothelial (transitional cell) were excluded.

c

Cases with CS Lymph Node values of no involvement (00) or unknown involvement (99) were excluded.