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Stage 0 Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
Definition 1
Stage 0 includes: Tis, N0, M0. Tis: Carcinoma in situ. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th and 7th eds.) (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth). These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue. (NCI Dictionary)
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