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"Cervical lymph node staging refers to evaluating regional nodal metastasis from primary cancer of the head and neck. The following article reflects the 8^th version of the TNM staging system published by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, which is used for staging starting January 1, 2018 ^1,2."

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Acronyms

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"This system applies for epithelial cancers (most commonly squamous cell carcinoma) of most regions of the head and neck, including those of the skin, maxillary sinus, nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus, oral cavity, oropharynx, major salivary glands, hypopharynx, larynx, and unknown primary. Notable exclusions of head and neck cancers are HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, mucosal melanoma, and thyroid cancers (differentiated, medullary, or anaplastic)."

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"NX: nodes cannot be assessed"

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"NX: nodes cannot be assessed"

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Headings Case

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"Clinical nodal status (cN)"

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"Pathologic nodal status (pN)"

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List Caps

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"N2a: metastasis in single ipsilateral node, >3 cm and ≤6 cm, and ENE(−)"

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"N2b: metastasis in multiple ipsilateral nodes, all ≤6 cm, and ENE(−)"

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"N2c: metastasis in bilateral or contralateral nodes, all ≤6 cm, and ENE(−)"

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"N3a: metastasis in a node, >6 cm, and ENE(−)"

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"N3b: metastasis in a node with clinically overt ENE(+) (ENEc)"

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"N2a: metastasis in single ipsilateral node, >3 cm and ≤6 cm, and ENE(−); or metastasis in single ipsilateral node, ≤3 cm, and ENE(+)"

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"N2b: metastasis in multiple ipsilateral nodes, all ≤6 cm, and ENE(−)"

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"N2c: metastasis in bilateral or contralateral nodes, all ≤6 cm, and ENE(−)"

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"N3a: metastasis in a node, >6 cm, and ENE(−)"

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"N3b: metastasis in single ipsilateral node, >3 cm, and ENE(+); or multiple ipsilateral, contralateral, or bilateral nodes any with ENE(+); or single contralateral node of any size and ENE(+)"

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Headings Valid

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Clinical nodal status (cN)"

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"Pathologic nodal status (pN)"

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Commas

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"Clinical determination of ENE requires unambiguous findings on physical examination and supporting radiological evidence; radiologic evidence is insufficient ³. These findings are skin invasion, muscular infiltration, dense tethering/fixation to adjacent structures, or neural invasion with dysfunction involving a cranial nerve, the brachial plexus, the sympathetic trunk, or the phrenic nerve."

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Semicolons

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"N2a: metastasis in single ipsilateral node, >3 cm and ≤6 cm, and ENE(−); or metastasis in single ipsilateral node, ≤3 cm, and ENE(+)"

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"N3b: metastasis in single ipsilateral node, >3 cm, and ENE(+); or multiple ipsilateral, contralateral, or bilateral nodes any with ENE(+); or single contralateral node of any size and ENE(+)"

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"N3b: metastasis in single ipsilateral node, >3 cm, and ENE(+); or multiple ipsilateral, contralateral, or bilateral nodes any with ENE(+); or single contralateral node of any size and ENE(+)"

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