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Erschienen in: Current Oncology Reports 6/2019

01.06.2019 | Head and Neck Cancers (EY Hanna, Section Editor)

Changes in the 8th Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging of Head and Neck Cancer: Rationale and Implications

verfasst von: Daniella Karassawa Zanoni, Snehal G. Patel, Jatin P. Shah

Erschienen in: Current Oncology Reports | Ausgabe 6/2019

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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 Findings

Information gathered from various institutional reports lead to a better understanding of the clinical and biological behavior of head and neck tumors, resulting in distinct outcomes, which were used to update the staging system.

Summary

This article reviews the changes in the staging of head and neck cancers published in the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC TNM staging system.
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Metadaten
Titel
Changes in the 8th Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging of Head and Neck Cancer: Rationale and Implications
verfasst von
Daniella Karassawa Zanoni
Snehal G. Patel
Jatin P. Shah
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Oncology Reports / Ausgabe 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1523-3790
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-6269
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-019-0799-x

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