Lymphatic mapping for staging of head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by Jai Balkissoon; Barry M Rasgon; Laurie Schweitzer
- Book ID
- 114473508
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 510 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0093-7754
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Revised staging systems for cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract, the major salivary glands, and the thyroid are presented. The staging has been accepted by both the American Joint Committee on Cancer and the International Union Against Cancer and is gaining worldwide acceptance.
## Abstract ## Background Lymphatic malformations (LM) are rare benign congenital tumors appearing mainly in the head and neck with a considerably variable outcome. A need exists to validate a staging system, taking into account the prognosis of the malformation, including preoperative and postope