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stage III transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

(... tran-ZIH-shuh-nul sel KAN-ser ... REE-nul PEL-vus ... YER-eh-ter)
Cancer has spread (1) from the muscle layer of the renal pelvis to fat around the renal pelvis or to tissue in the kidney; or (2) from the muscle layer of the ureter to fat around the ureter.
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