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Acronyms

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"Mucosal melanoma of the head and neck staging refers to TNM staging of mucosal melanoma involving the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, and, less commonly, pharynx and larynx. The system is distinct from staging of carcinomas of those sites and of cutaneous melanoma."

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"The following article reflects the 9^th version published by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in 2025, which is identical to the 8^th version published by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) in 2017 ^1,2."

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"NX: regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed"

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"The terms pM0 and MX are not valid TNM categories. The following categories may be used:"

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Headings Case

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"Primary tumour (T)"

Line 3:5 · 'Primary tumour (T)' should use sentence-style capitalization.

"Regional lymph node (N)"

Line 27:5 · 'Regional lymph node (N)' should use sentence-style capitalization.

"Distant metastases (M)"

Line 33:5 · 'Distant metastases (M)' should use sentence-style capitalization.

List Caps

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"T4a: moderately advanced local disease in which tumour involves deep soft tissue, cartilage, bone, or overlying skin"

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"T4b: very advanced local disease in which tumour involves any of the following:"

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"T4a, N0, M0"

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"T4b, [Any N], M0"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

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

"Primary tumour (T)"

Line 3:1 · "Primary tumour (T)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Regional lymph node (N)"

Line 27:1 · "Regional lymph node (N)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Distant metastases (M)"

Line 33:1 · "Distant metastases (M)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Stage groups"

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Oxford Comma

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Line 1:214 · Use the Oxford comma in 'commonly, pharynx and larynx'.

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