Author/Authors
HAKSEVER, Mehmet Bursa Şevket Yılmaz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - KBB Kliniği, Turkey
Title Of Article
Staging, Prognostic Factors in Oral Cavity Cancers and Evaluation of Staging System
شماره ركورد
42093
Abstract
Oral cavity cancers are the second most common among the head-neck malignancies following larynx cancers. Staging of cancer is very important during the planning of management. For oral cavity cancers, still the only system used is TNM staging system. Although this system guides us for treatment plan and prognosis, there are some shortages. Neck lymph node involvement has an negative effect on prognosis in head-neck cancer patients. In this article, some factors belonging to tumor affecting neck lymph node involvement and consequently on prognosis are discussed by the review of literature.
From Page
109
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Oral cavity tumors , TNM staging , prognosis
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
To Page
117
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
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