Is the new TNM (1997) the best system for predicting prognosis?

Authors
Carinci, F Farina, A Longhini, L Urso, RG Pelucchi, S Calearo, C
Citation
F. Carinci et al., Is the new TNM (1997) the best system for predicting prognosis?, INT J OR M, 28(3), 1999, pp. 203-205
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry/Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
ISSN journal
09015027 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
203 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(199906)28:3<203:ITNT(T>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
In 1997, the U.I.C.C. (International Union against Cancer) modified the pre vious TNM stage grouping published in 1987. In the present study, TANIS and TNM '97 systems were compared in order to evaluate their prognostic abilit y. Data from 164 patients affected by primary squamous cell carcinoma cance rs of the oral cavity (n=100) and oropharynx (n=64) were analyzed by means of survival analyses. Both systems showed a significant correlation with su rvival rate. TANIS yielded better results in association with the survival rate as compared with TNM '97.