Prognostic Impact of AJCC/UICC 8th Edition New Staging Rules in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Prognostic Impact of AJCC/UICC 8th Edition New Staging Rules in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to test whether the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC TNM staging system (UICC) precisely differentiates between stages and reflects disease outcome in human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).Patients and methodsOPSCC...

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Main Authors: Nora Würdemann, Steffen Wagner, Shachi Jenny Sharma, Elena-Sophie Prigge, Miriam Reuschenbach, Stefan Gattenlöhner, Jens Peter Klussmann, Claus Wittekindt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
oropharyngeal cancer
surgery
human papilloma virus
prognosis
head and neck cancer
UICC 7
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00129/full

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