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A system for the documentation of cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract
Author(s) -
Shedd Donald P.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930010305
Subject(s) - medicine , documentation , head and neck , medical physics , cancer , head and neck cancer , radiology , oral cavity , medical record , surgery , dentistry , computer science , programming language
One of the characteristics of good medical care is accurate recording of findings. Reasons for the careful and full documentation of oral cancer are reviewed. The components of adequacy are verbal description, mensuration, diagram, photography, and, when indicated, radiography. Details of each of these steps are presented, with emphasis on the value of simple line diagrams, upon which extent of tumor is indicated by a standardized method. It is recommended that national organizations concerned with head and neck oncology consider adoption of a uniform method of diagramming the extent of oral tumors.