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Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7

MedGen UID:
234875
•Concept ID:
C1336387
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Stage IVB Epidermoid Carcinoma of Oropharynx; Stage IVB Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Epidermoid Carcinoma; Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Stage IVB Oropharynx Epidermoid Carcinoma; Stage IVB Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oropharynx; Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx

Definition

Stage IVB includes: (T4b, Any N, M0); (Any T, N3, M0). T4b: Tumor with very advanced local disease. Tumor invades lateral pterygoid muscle, pterygoid plates, lateral nasopharynx, or skull base or encases carotid artery. N3: Tumor with metastasis in a lymph node more than 6 cm in greatest dimension. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 7th ed.) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStage IVB Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7

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