Preferred Label : Stage III Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v6;
NCIt synonyms : Stage III Oropharynx Carcinoma AJCC v6; Stage III Carcinoma of the Oropharynx AJCC v6; Stage III Oropharyngeal Cancer AJCC v6; Oropharyngeal Cancer, Stage III AJCC v6; Stage III Carcinoma of Oropharynx AJCC v6; Stage III Oropharyngeal Carcinoma;
NCIt related terms : Stage III Oropharyngeal Throat Cancer; stage III oropharynx cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage III includes: (T3, N0, M0); (T1, N1, M0); (T2, N1, M0); (T3, N2, M0). T3: Tumor
more than 4 cm in greatest dimension. 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 6 cm in greatest dimension, or in multiple
ipsilateral lymph nodes, none more than 6cm in greatest dimension, or in bilateral
or contralateral lymph nodes, none more than 6cm in greatest dimension. M0: No distant
metastasis. (AJCC 6th ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer that is either (1) larger than 4 centimeters and has not spread
outside the oropharynx; or (2) any size and has spread to only one lymph node on the
same side of the neck as the cancer, and the lymph node with cancer is 3 centimeters
or smaller.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046099;
Origin ID : C8050;
UMLS CUI : C4520754;
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
