Tuesday 3 July 2007

Staging malignancies of oral cavity

T1 - < 2 cm
T2 - 2-4 cm
T3 - > 4 cm
T4 (for lip) - Invasion of cortical bone, inferior alveolar nerve, floor of mouth, skin of face
T4a - Invasion of cortical bone, extrinsic muscles of tongue (genioglossus, hyogossus, palatoglossus, styloglossus), maxillary sinus, skin of face
T4b - Invasion of masticator space, pterygoid plate, skull base, encasement of ICA

References:
AJCC Cancer staging handbook. 6th Edition. Springer