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Clinical staging system for cancer of the salivary gland: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Levitt Seymour H.,
McHugh Richard B.,
Gómezmarin Orlando,
Hyams Vincent J.,
Soule Edward H.,
Strong Elliot W.,
Sellers A. Hardisty,
Woods John E.,
Guillamondegui Oscar M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810601)47:11<2712::aid-cncr2820471130>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , salivary gland cancer , salivary gland , retrospective cohort study , cancer , cancer staging , staging system , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , pathology , oncology , paleontology , biology
A comprehensive retrospective study of 861 patients with cancer of the salivary glands from 12 U. S. and Canadian participating institutions was carried out, and a TNM classification system is proposed for the staging of salivary gland cancer. This involves use of five clinical variables: size and local extension of the primary tumor, palpability and suspicion of the regional lymph nodes, and the presence or absence of distant metastases. We recommend its use for the staging of this cancer.