Prognostic classification for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on American Joint Committee on cancer staging system T and N categories
Chung-Wen Jen, Yu-Chen Tsai, Jia‐Shing Wu, Pei‐Lin Chen, Jia-Hua Yen, Wei-Kai Chuang, Skye Hung‐Chun Cheng
Abstract
Background: This study examined the current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition staging system and proposes a new classification for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).
Topics & Concepts
Nasopharyngeal carcinomaMedicineCancer stagingOncologyInternal medicineStaging systemCancerJoint (building)Radiation therapyEngineeringArchitectural engineeringHead and Neck Cancer Studies