Preferred Label : Stage III Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v6;
NCIt synonyms : Stage III Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx AJCC v6; Stage III Carcinoma of Hypopharynx AJCC v6; Stage III Hypopharynx Carcinoma AJCC v6; Stage III Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma;
NCIt related terms : stage III hypopharynx cancer; Stage III Hypopharyngeal Throat Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage III includes: (T3, N0, M0); (T1, N1, M0); (T2, N1, M0); (T3, N1, M0). T3: Tumor
more than 4 cm in greatest dimension or with fixation of hemilarynx. N1: Metastasis
in a single ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest dimension. N2: Metastasis
in a single ipsilateral lymph node, more than 3 cm but not more than 6cm in greatest
dimension, or in bilateral or contralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6 cm in greatest
dimension. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: In stage III hypopharyngeal cancer the tumor is (1) found only in one area
of the hypopharynx and is 2 centimeters or smaller; cancer has also spread to a single
lymph node on the same side of the neck and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller;
or (2) in more than one area of the hypopharynx, is in nearby tissues, or is larger
than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters and is not in the larynx; cancer
has also spread to a single lymph node on the same side of the neck and the lymph
node is 3 centimeters or smaller; or (3) larger than 4 centimeters or has spread to
the larynx; cancer may have spread to a single lymph node on the same side of the
neck and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046101;
Origin ID : C8040;
UMLS CUI : C1336249;
Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- disease_is_stage
