title: Stage classification of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a review.
abstract: Various stage classifications of NPC have been described and discussed. Treatment results have been reported for the various stages for only four of these classifications; the correlation between stage and treatment results was best in the classification of the author.
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis