Oral oncology
Refinement of N category in version-nine of AJCC/UICC TNM staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on the international consensus recommendations for diagnosing extranodal extension.
Jing Zhong, Hongye Chen, Zhiwei Yan, Hanchuan Xu, Peng Shi, Peide Zhu, Yahan Zheng, Youping Xiao, Dechun Zheng, Caizhu Pan, Yunbin Chen, Shaojun Lin, Jianji Pan, Qiaojuan Guo
Published: 202610.1016/j.oraloncology.2026.107866
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the prognostic value of grade 2 imaging extranodal extension (G2 iENE), also called matted nodes (MNs), in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) based on the 9th-version of AJCC/UICC TNM staging system (TNM-9) and the Head and Neck…
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