Opinion Statement The main purpose of the TNM system is to provide an anatomic-based
classification to adequately depict cancer prognosis. Accurate cancer staging is important for …

Cancer of the oral cavity is one of the most common malignancies, 1 especially in
developing countries but also in the developed world. 2 Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is …

Oral cavity carcinoma (OCC) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients
with head and neck cancer. Although the incidence has decreased over the last decade …

The term oral cavity cancer (OSCC) constitutes cancers of the mucosal surfaces of the lips,
floor of mouth, oral tongue, buccal mucosa, lower and upper gingiva, hard palate and …

Background Oral (mobile) tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is characterized by a
highly variable prognosis in early‐stage disease (T1/T2 N0M0). The ability to classify early …

The head and neck district represents one of the most frequent sites of cancer, and the
percentage of metastases is very high in both loco-regional and distant areas. Prognosis …

This is the official guideline endorsed by the specialty associations involved in the care of
head and neck cancer patients in the UK. It provides recommendations on the assessment …

Importance The current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for oral
cancer demonstrates wide prognostic variability within each primary tumor stage and …

The incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma remains high. Oral and oro-pharyngeal
carcinomas are the sixth most common cancer in the world. Several clinicopathological …

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to report the authors' experience in the
management of patients with early stage squamous cell cancer (SCC) of the oral tongue and …