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Stage IVA Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7

MedGen UID:
233517
Concept ID:
C1336348
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Stage IVA Carcinoma of Nasopharynx; Stage IVA Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx; Stage IVA Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Stage IVA Nasopharynx Carcinoma

Definition

Stage IVA includes: (T4, N0, M0); (T4, N1, M0); (T4, N2, M0). T4: Nasopharyngeal cancer with intracranial extension and/or involvement of cranial nerves, hypopharynx, orbit, or with extension to the infratemporal fossa/masticator space. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Nasopharyngeal cancer with unilateral metastasis in cervical lymph node(s), 6 cm or less in greatest dimension, above the supraclavicular fossa, and/or unilateral or bilateral, retropharyngeal lymph nodes, 6 cm or less in greatest dimension. Midline nodes are considered ipsilateral nodes. N2: Nasopharyngeal cancer with bilateral metastasis in cervical lymph node(s), 6 cm or less in greatest dimension, above the supraclavicular fossa. Midline nodes are considered ipsilateral nodes. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 7th ed.) [from NCI]

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  • CROGVStage IVA Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7

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