NCIt related terms : Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Throat Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage III includes: (T3, N2, M0); (T4, N2, M0). T3: Tumor larger than 4 cm in greatest
dimension or extension to lingual surface of epiglottis. T4: Moderately advanced local
disease. Tumor invades the larynx, extrinsic muscle of tongue, medial pterygoid, hard
palate, or mandible or beyond. Mucosal extension to lingual surface of epiglottis
from primary tumors of the base of the tongue and vallecula does not constitute invasion
of the larynx. N2: Tumor with metastasis in more than four lymph nodes. M0: No distant
metastasis. (AJCC 8th ed.);