NCIt synonyms : Stage III SCC of Oropharynx; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Stage III Oropharyngeal Epidermoid Carcinoma; Stage III Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Stage III Epidermoid Carcinoma of Oropharynx; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oropharynx; Stage III Oropharyngeal SCC; Stage III SCC of the Oropharynx; Stage III Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma;
NCIt related terms : Stage III Oropharyngeal Throat Squamous Cell Cancer;
NCIt definition : Stage III includes: (T3, N0, M0); (T1, N1, M0); (T2, N1, M0); (T3, N1, M0). T1: Tumor
2 cm or less in greatest dimension. T2: Tumor more than 2 cm but not more than 4 cm
in greatest dimension. T3: Tumor measuring more than 4 centimeters in greatest dimension
or extension to lingual surface of epiglottis. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis.
N1: Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest dimension.
M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 7th ed.);