The sixth edition of the tumor‐node‐metastasis staging system for head and neck cancers
incorporates some significant shifts in philosophy. As treatment paradigms shift and data …

Abstract Purpose of Review The objectives of this article are to review the major changes in
the staging of head and neck cancers and the rationale for the modifications. Recent …

Staging systems for cancer, including the most universally used TNM classification system,
have been based almost exclusively on anatomic information. However, the question arises …

Cancers of the head and neck have always represented a unique perspective in cancer
staging. Not only are these lesions numerous in terms of anatomic sites of origin, but, unlike …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The recently released eighth edition of the American
Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual, Head and Neck Section, introduces …

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 …

Background The TNM system is an established tool for classification of solid tumors by
means of tumor size and extent, the involvement of local lymph nodes, and the presence of …

The widespread use of the TNM staging system has helped standardize the classification of
cancers. Despite its excellence in describing a tumor's size and extent of anatomic spread …

BACKGROUND. A staging system was designed for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) that would incorporate the parotid as a regional level and facilitate a better …

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx have been used synonymously
and interchangeably in the world literature in the context of head and neck cancers. As the …