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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;8(Suppl 2):S164-S166.
doi: 10.21037/tcr.2019.01.02.

The updated AJCC/TNM staging system (8th edition) for oral tongue cancer

Kyubo Kim  1 , Dong Jin Lee  1
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Editorial

The updated AJCC/TNM staging system (8th edition) for oral tongue cancer

Kyubo Kim et al. Transl Cancer Res. 2019 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tcr.2019.01.02). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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