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Tumor Depth of Invasion (Tumor > 4 cm/Depth > 10 mm and Depth > 20 mm) and Through Cortex/Skin Invas...

Tumor Depth of Invasion (Tumor > 4 cm/Depth > 10 mm and Depth > 20 mm) and Through Cortex/Skin Invas...

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Tumor Depth of Invasion (Tumor > 4 cm/Depth > 10 mm and Depth > 20 mm) and Through Cortex/Skin Invasion are Both Valid Criteria for Classifying Tumors as pT4a in AJCC 2018 Oral Cavity Cancer Staging System

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Tumor Depth of Invasion (Tumor > 4 cm/Depth > 10 mm and Depth > 20 mm) and Through Cortex/Skin Invasion are Both Valid Criteria for Classifying Tumors as pT4a in AJCC 2018 Oral Cavity Cancer Staging System

Publisher

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Journal title

Annals of surgical oncology, 2019-10, Vol.26 (11), p.3663-3672

Language

English

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Cham: Springer International Publishing

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Background
According to the AJCC third to seventh edition staging manuals (1988–2010), the presence of through cortex and/or skin invasion in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) identifies T4a tumors. The AJCC eighth edition (2018) introduced a depth of invasion (DOI) > 20 mm as a criterion for pT4a. Subsequently, a revision maintained t...

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Full title

Tumor Depth of Invasion (Tumor > 4 cm/Depth > 10 mm and Depth > 20 mm) and Through Cortex/Skin Invasion are Both Valid Criteria for Classifying Tumors as pT4a in AJCC 2018 Oral Cavity Cancer Staging System

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2250342232

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2250342232

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ISSN

1068-9265

E-ISSN

1534-4681

DOI

10.1245/s10434-019-07576-5

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