Depth of invasion for prognostic stratification in oral cavity cancer: do we need further validation?

Cesare Piazza¹, Lorenzo Bresciani^{1

2}, Lorenzo Giannini^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Maxillofacial and Thyroid Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS National Cancer Institute of Milan, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Cesare Piazza et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;7(Suppl 3):S84.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.04.19.

Cesare Piazza¹, Lorenzo Bresciani^{1

2}, Lorenzo Giannini^{1

3}

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Maxillofacial and Thyroid Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS National Cancer Institute of Milan, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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