Open AccessFeasibility of use of the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging for head and neck cancers in Indian scenario: An evaluative study
Author(s) -
Kalpa Pandya,
Sivakumar Pradeep,
N. D. Jayakumar,
Sivakumar Vidhyadharan,
Naveen Hedne
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_125_20
Subject(s) - medicine , trismus , head and neck cancer , cancer , specialty , palpation , head and neck , family medicine , general surgery , surgery
Inclusion of depth of invasion (DOI) and a separate classification for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated Oropharyngeal Cancers (OPCs) are two of the many major changes in the 8 th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system. After more than 2 years of implementation, the authors found the need to evaluate if the Indian clinicians found it feasible to apply the system in their practice and if the same has influenced their decision-making.