Proposal for a modified T-classification for oral cancer. The DOSAK.
The UICC plans to publish a modification of the TNM system. A proposal for a T category is calculated out of the data from the DOSAK tumour registry containing more than 3000 cases of primary squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity & oropharynx. By adding tumour thickness as a factor of the T component, the prognostic relevance of the classification is enhanced.
Department of Maxillo-facial Surgery, University Medical School, DOSAK Central Tumour Registry/Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000145:classification*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D016019:Survival Analysis