STAGING OF SALIVARY GLAND MALIGNANCIES

STAGING OF SALIVARY GLAND MALIGNANCIES

Major salivary gland malignancies are staged using the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging. However, minor salivary gland malignancies are staged as per their site of origin. The primary tumour (T) staging is as given in Table 54.5 . The nodal (N) and distant metastasis (M) staging is similar to that for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. STAGING OF SALIVARY GLAND MALIGNANCIES

Major salivary gland malignancies are staged using the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging. However, minor salivary gland malignancies are staged as per their site of origin. The primary tumour (T) staging is as given in Table 54.5 . The nodal (N) and distant metastasis (M) staging is similar to that for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.