ede LL ots
cand
Anatomic site
a Le
‘OP: tonsil, base of tongue
ae cd
Larynx, OC, hypopharynx
‘Younger
Older
3
Tobacco/Etoh
Marijuana
Diethygiene
Clinical presentation | Unknown or cystic primary
Classical
Incidence Increasing
Decreasing
Comorbidities
Greater
Tene ce Cae aO
Head and Neck Changes
Worse
+ For all sites there are separate classifications for clinical and
pathological neck nodes
There is a new classification for p16 positive oropharyngeal
cancers. Tumours that have p16 immunohistochemistry
overexpression.
The classification for nasopharyngeal cancers and thyroid
cancers has been modified
The there is a new classification for squamous cell
carcinoma of the skin in the head and neck region
There is a new classification for cervical nodal involvement
with unknown primaryClinical
Ni, N2a, N2b and N2c unchanged || Ni, N2a, N2b and N2c unchanged
other than specify without other than specify without
extranodal extension extranodal extension
pN3a Metastasis in a lymph node
N3a Metastasis in a lymph node_
more than 6 cmin greatest
‘dimension without extranodal
‘extension
N3b Metastasis in a single or
Clinical and Pathological T categories
+ Ti Tumour 2.cm or less in greatest dimension
+ 72. Tumour more than 2 cm but not more than 4 om.
+ 73. Tumour more than 4 cmin or extension to lingual surface of epigitiis
+74 a, Tum invades ay ofthe flowing: Ina, deep/ tink mace of
‘tongue (genioglossus, hyoglossus, palatoglossus, and styloglossus), medial
pterygoid, hard palate, mandible*; lateral pterygoid muscle, pterygoid plates,
lateral nasopharynx, stall base; or encases carotid arteryClinical N categories
‘NO _No regional lymph node
metastasis
Ni Unilateral metastasis, in lymph
node(S) all 6 cm or less
N2
Clinical Pathological
Stage 11,72 NOt Mo ||StageI T1,72 NO1 Mo
Stage I 12,72 N2 Mo ||StageNT3,72 N2 Mo
73 _NONi,N2_— MO 13 NONI
Stage II T1-T4 N3 MO ||StageIT3,T4 NZ Mo
14 AnyN MO
Stage IV AnyT AnyN Mo ||StageV AnyT AnyN Mo[FHP postive stage as per
nasopharyngeal carcinomas
|Fp16 postive stage as per p16
postive oropharyra: carcinomas
{FHP and pi6 negative clinical and
pathological node definiéons are as
‘above
‘StogeM™ TO Ni
‘Stage WA TO NZ
‘Stage WB TO N3
‘Stage WC TO N3,N2, N3