Comparative Study
doi: 10.1016/s0266-4356(98)90460-0.
Extension as a prognostic factor in oropharyngeal cancer: largest mucosal dimension compared with number of (sub)sites involved
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- DOI: 10.1016/s0266-4356(98)90460-0
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Comparative Study
Extension as a prognostic factor in oropharyngeal cancer: largest mucosal dimension compared with number of (sub)sites involved
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg.
1998 Dec.
Abstract
We report a retrospective study of 64 patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx. The tumours were classified by the UICC (Union Internationale Contre le Cancer) system and a New Tumour Staging (NTS) system. Results showed a crude survival of 29% at 5 years. The most important prognostic factor for survival rate was the tumour (T) stage in both classifications. NTS recommendations that consider the number of sites and subsites involved yield a better correlation between survival and T stage. NTS also discriminates better between the T stages than the UICC criteria.
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Re: Carinci et al. Extension as a prognostic factor in oro-pharyngeal cancer: largest mucosal dimension compared with number of (sub) sites involved.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1999 Aug;37(4):330. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1999. PMID: 10475660 No abstract available.
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Disease-specific survival for a new t-stage of oropharyngeal cancer.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000 Aug;38(4):402-4. doi: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0246. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000. PMID: 10922176 No abstract available.