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PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF PALATAL TUMOURS
Author(s) -
Cousing Vincent C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1986.tb01864.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral cavity , cancer , radiology , medical physics , pathology , dentistry
This paper reviews the classification of tumours affecting the palate. The embryology and anatomy of the palate are outlined in relation to the TNM classification of thc International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJC) for the oral cavity and oropharynx. A series of 80 palatal tumours is reviewed to assess the adequacy of the classification schemes in providing accurate data for tumour treatment comparison. Both schemes rely on relatively crude assessment of total tumour extent and neither provides enough detail to allow valid comparisons.