confusing pathological biopsy report

I know this is a really stupid question in some ways, but I had my urologist give me a copy of my surgical pathological report at my last visit, the report said the stage was T2, no spread to lymph nodes nor seminal vesicles, just stage T2. Shouldn't it say T2a or T2b or T2c? I'm somewhat confused by this, didn't think to ask uro at the time, just wondering why it didn't specify more.............

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my age=52 when all this happened,

DRE=negative

PSA went from 1.9 to 2.85 in one year, urologist ordered biopsy,

First biopsy on 03/08, "suspicious for cancer but not diagnostic"

Second biopsy on 08/14/08, 2/12 cores positive for Prostate Cancer on R side, 1 core=5% Ca, other core = 25% Ca, Gleason Score= 3+3=6 both cores,

Clinical Stage T1C

Bilateral nerve sparing Robotic Surgery on 09/11/08, pathological stage T2A at surgery,

No signs of spread, organ contained,

3 0's in a row now, 7 months out

Incontinence gone in early December '08,

ED remains, uro said try oral meds and then trimix for sex only now

I think you are pretty wright with your diagnosis of T2a, by the sounds of it.  I think T2a refers to tumor only on left side, T2b tumor only on right side, and T2c tumor found on both sides of lobe. 

But what the heck, any T2 stage is classified fantastic in my books. 

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Age 51yrs

DX 11/11/08

6 out of 8 cores positive 3 X 60% / 3 X 10%

PSA 4

Gleason 3+4=7

Stage T1c

Robotic Surgery 24/12/08

Upgrade Gleason 4+3=7 (60% Grade 4)

Stage T2c

Three small foci total volume <10%

Neg Margins and Nodes

Nil - Extraprostatic Extentions

Dry less than 1 week.

ED- taking Meds/ No results yet/still "NotHard"

PSA 28/1/09 0.03

PSA 24/2/09 0.03

"Everyday in Everyway I get better"

Sounds like a good report to me!  David

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Age 55

Diagnosed Dec 2007 during annual routine physical

PSA doubled from previous year from 1.5 to 3.2

12 biopsies - 2 positive with 2 marginal

Gleason 3 + 3 = 6

RRP 4 Feb 08

Both nerves spared

Good pathology - no margins - all encapsulated - Gleason 4 + 3 = 7

Catheter out Feb 13 - wore pad for couple of days - pad free Feb 16

PSA every 90 days - ZERO's everytime!

Great wife and family who take very good care of me