Palatoglossus Muscle and T4 Category in the Eighth Edition of TNM Staging System for OPSCC.
Giancarlo TirelliNicoletta GardenalJerry PoleselJasmina De GroodtErik RadinFabiola GiudiciLaura IandoloSimone ZucchiniEgidio SiaPaolo Boscolo RizzoPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
Our findings highlight that invasion of the oropharyngeal portion of the PGM may not be a suitable criterion for staging OPSCC as T4. Further research involving larger and independent patient cohorts is strongly encouraged to corroborate these observations.